Asian port congestion drives sharp fall in vessel reliability

Global container vessel schedule reliability dropped sharply to 56.4% in July 2026, driven by major congestion at all 14 busiest Asian ports, with average vessel delays rising to over 6 days. Key ports including Yantian, Hong Kong, Ningbo, and Shanghai saw significant falls in on-time arrivals, signalling potential cascading delays across maritime trade lanes.

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