Drewry survey shows container shipping underperforms on service
2012 05 22
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LONDON's Drewry Maritime's Carrier Performance Insight team reports that service standards in the container shipping are as low as 40 per cent when weighed against key performance indicators.
For "on-time shipment of cargo", whether a container leaves port as scheduled had a success rate of 66-70 per cent, showing delays were common before loading.
"An average score of 70 per cent is far too low for a key service industry," said Drewry research chief Simon Heaney. "Carriers will have to aim higher."
The most reliable carriers, said the report were Maersk Line and sister company Safmarine followed by Hanjin.
Four in 10 shippers obtained a bill of lading within three days of submitting shipping instructions, said the report. Performances ranged between zero per cent and 93 per cent over the October 2011 to February 2012 survey period, reported London's International Freighting Weekly. Transit times noted were better, but 25 per cent of containers spent longer at sea than planned.
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