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New data from Sea-Intelligence have confirmed early schedule reliability figures for the Gemini Cooperation were above its targeted 90% threshold. However, they also shows that the first month of operations at MSC’s now standalone east-west network and that of the recently formed Premier Alliance showed significantly higher levels of reliability at origin ports.
February saw the launch of two new carrier alliances, the Gemini Cooperation and the Premier Alliance. The Gemini Cooperation recorded 94% schedule reliability, followed by Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) at 79.6%, and the Premier Alliance at 60.4%. The Ocean Alliance marked 54.1% schedule reliability, while THE Alliance and 2M scored 45.3% and 44.2%, respectively.
Global schedule reliability improved by 3.6 percentage points from the previous month to 54.9%, the highest level recorded since May 2024. At a year-on-year level, the February score was higher by 1.8 percentage points. Maersk was the most reliable carrier among the top 13 with a schedule reliability rate of 60.2%, followed by MSC at 57.4% and Hapag-Lloyd at 57.3%.
