Global liner schedule reliability improved modestly during the second quarter, but is becoming increasingly fragmented as geopolitical tensions force carriers to prioritise core tradelanes at the expense of regional networks. 
Sea-Intelligence’s latest Global Liner Performance analysis shows global schedule reliability reached 63.1% in Q2 26, up 2.2 percentage points from the previous quarter. However, performance remains “well below the 70%-80% reliability band that defined pre-pandemic Q2 normality from 2013 to 2020”, …

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