DENMARK’s Maersk Line has been named the world’s most on-time carrier among the top carriers as 63 per cent of the world’s containerships were found to have arrived on time in the third quarter, according to Drewry Maritime Research’s latest schedule reliability report.
DENMARK’s Maersk Line has been named the world’s most on-time carrier among the top carriers as 63 per cent of the world’s containerships were found to have arrived on time in the third quarter, according to Drewry Maritime Research’s latest schedule reliability report.
The result surpasses the 55 per cent of on time arrivals recorded in the second quarter, reports Newark’s Journal of Commerce. Out of the top 20 shipping lines measured by vessel fleet size across all the trades covered by Drewry, APL clinched the number two spot and Hyundai Merchant Marine came in third.
Maersk interestingly claimed the top spot after launching a new guaranteed schedule service at a number of ports in Asia and Europe in September. The quarterly reliability report measured the on-time performance of 3,821 ship arrivals at selected ports. The report considers a ship on time when it meets its estimated time of arrival or reaches the port a day early. Thirteen of the top 20 ocean liners were shown to have equalled or surpassed the 63 per cent industry average, and the report said that all but three major carriers improved their scores from the preceding quarter.
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