Alliances test individual lines' on-time efforts

Consultants

Monday, March 26, 2012

Liner carriers in the transpacific may benefit or suffer from their participation in alliances in terms of schedule reliability, according to the consultant SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. In its latest SeaIntel Sunday Spotlight newsletter, research shows there can be a 40 percent difference in on-time rates among carriers in the same alliance or vessel-sharing agreement. (Click to view full chart by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.) “Looking at the Grand Alliance as an example...

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