Ocean carrier reliability Q1: Maersk remains top, Zim and Cosco round out top three

Carriers show early signs of capacity cuts on the Transpacific trade in face of new tariffs.

2025 Q1 alliance benchmarking characterized by the reshuffling of alliances

"The Ocean Alliance has announced a swathe of blank sailings on Asia-North Europe in April and May a...

The following release was published by HHLA:

HHLA PLT Italy and Maersk are strengthening their...

"Pacific International Lines (PIL) has chartered one of its ships to Hapag-Lloyd for three years, as...

Q1 2025 was always expected to be tumultuous.

"Early signs may be positive for the Gemini Cooperation’s “hub and spoke” model, but head of hubs an...

"CMA CGM appears to be warming to new network partners on Indian trades to compete with mega-allianc...

The following advisory was published by Maersk:

Our Network of the Future and the Gemini Cooper...

"New data from liner analysts at Sea-Intelligence Consulting has confirmed early schedule reliabilit...

How to measure reliability, when vessels omit and induce ?

The following release was published by NWSA:

Shippers bringing orders forward to avoid expected...

At TPM25, eeSea CEO Simon Sundboell gave a first look at the Gemini Cooperation's reliability, and h...

From tomorrow we'll see the first head haul arrivals into Europe from the Far East.

"Southern India’s ocean trade continues to be a challenging market for both Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd,...

"Hapag-Lloyd argues that the new Gemini services will increase reliability, sustainability and vesse...

Our February update was dedicated to a detailed two-part analysis of how the [Far East - West Coast]...

"The Gemini partners are making good on their promise of 90% schedule reliability, 'miles ahead' of...

"The Gemini partners are making good on their promise of 90% schedule reliability, “miles ahead” of...

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

With your cargo planning in mind, please no...

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

If you're shipping to or from the west coas...

The following release was published by *APM Terminals:

The APM Terminals-operated Port of Salalah...

Introduction

Welcome back to part three of our E/W trade review, where we invite you to explo...

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

Good news are coming your way! In addition...

"Ocean carriers are employing 'strategic blanked sailings' on the Asia-Europe trade lane as they man...

The Saudi Ports Authority, “Mawani,” has announced the addition of five new shipping services by Hap...

Introduction

Welcome back to part two of our Far East - North America Trade Lane Review, wher...

"Maersk Line is being forced to pay a premium to secure scarce chartered tonnage for the Gemini Coop...

• Innovative hub & spoke network will transform the industry
• Massive service improvements in term...

Introduction

Welcome to our Trade Lane Review, a special publication to satisfy the demand fo...

This week we are diving into how carriers are managing schedule reliability issues on the Far East -...

The following advisory was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

If you're shipping between Egypt and the...

"Maersk is confident that its key South-east Asia hub of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) will handle the press...

The following advisory was published by Maersk:

In light of Israel and Hamas recently agreeing...

"Maersk Line continues to pay top dollar to secure tonnage for the Gemini Cooperation’s intra-Asia s...

The following release was published by Maersk:

We writing to inform you of changes regarding ou...

Observation of long-term vessel schedules since early December 2024 have revealed that the ML - ME8...

With the whole world talking about the Israel-Gaza ceasefire announcement yesterday, it’s expected t...

"Hapag-Lloyd is beating a positive drum for 2025 and the introduction of the Gemini Cooperation with...

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

If you're shipping between India and Asia,...

The following release was published by DP World:

New container services at Vancouver, Prince Ru...

The following release was published by Hapag-Lloyd:

If you're shipping between Egypt and North...

The following release was published by APM Terminals:

APM Terminals is ramping up operations fo...

How do I navigate these coming months ? And how I compare and benchmark the carriers' performance ?

"Hapag-Lloyd is to withdraw its China-Germany express service (CGX) in February, as the German mainl...

North America - Big Worries, Bigger Opportunities

Introduction

Welcome to our Dece...

On December 4th, our team published a bulletin on the first Premier Alliance sailings discovered in...