Highlights
- Global reliability for Q2 2025 is at its best since Q1 2024
- Gemini shows best performance since March 2025
- Maersk has been the no 1 carrier since Q4 2021
- South America West Coast is still the best performing trade lane this month
Q2 2025 is the best performing quarter since Q1 2024
If we look at the numbers by quarter, we can see that Q2 2025 (36%) has been performing a lot better than Q1 (29%) - improved by 7% to be exact. Meaning the average delay in days has gone from -5.4 days last quarter to -3.8 days this quarter. Q2 2025 is the best performing quarter since Q4 2023.
Month-to-month global reliability also remains relatively stable with June landing at 37% OTP, just 1% short of May results.
Gemini has best performance since February 2025
The quarterly results for alliances show that Gemini is still undisputably No. 1 for Q2 2025 with an OTP of 83% compared to 86% in Q1 2025. Ocean takes second place with 27%, and MSC takes third with 26%. Premier sees a significant 9% decline from Q1 to Q2 and rests at 24%
In the monthly results, Gemini improves its OTP by 4% - clocking in at 85% OTP for the month of June. This is their best performance since February 2025 at 91%.
MSC surges ahead of both Ocean and Premier alliances this month: MSC is at second place with 28%, followed by Ocean at 27% and Premier alliance at third with 21%. Non-alliance carriers total at 37% and if they are included in rankings are the 'true' second place holders since March 2025.
Week-by-week, Gemini briefly lost steam again, dropping from 87% in week 23 to 85% in week 24, 82% in week 25, and now optimistically picking up at 85% at the end of week 26. The top performing alliance has averaged at 83% weekly reliability in Q2.
Maersk still No. 1 and ZIM making a comeback
Maersk has been No. 1 since Q4 2021 when it comes to reliability by vessel operator. After a severe downfall in Q3 2021, Zim has struggled to gain foothold . However, since Q1 2024 they have really upped their game hitting both second and third place and this quarter they end on a solid 3rd place again with 43% OTP - just ahead of Wan Hai Lines by a 0.37%
Maersk is on a continued upward trajectory and stays in a secure first place with OTP increasing for the fifth consecutive month - June ends with 66% OTP. The gap between Maersk and Hapag Lloyd that remained between 2-3% since March has widened significantly with Hapag Lloyd ending June at 57%
Zim moves ahead of tied-up Cosco (37%) and Wan Hai Lines (37%) this month, gaining third with 52% OTP. The carrier has continued to improve their OTP since April.
Measuring by VSA partner, Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd and Zim also make up the top three.
South America West Coast holds steady as best trade
South America West Coast is still the best performing trade with 47% compared to 44% last quarter. Europe - North America follows close behind, improving from 33% in Q1 comapred to 44% in Q2. Far East - North America comes in third and is performing a lot better in Q2 2025 (39%) compared to same quarter last year (29%).
Oceania (31%) falls just behind the Middle East (32%) this quarter, switching places from Q1.
Monthly results include top three of South America West Coast (47%), Europe - North America (44%), and South America East Coast (38%). South America West Coast has seen a slight 0.33 day delay improvement down to -2.3 days in June.
Most other trades have taken a notch down compared to last month except for Europe-North America both South American trades. Oceania (28%) has fallen the farthest by 9% OTP or -0.7 days delay.
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