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Despite claims that most container- ships operate on fixed-day weekly schedules, more than 40 percent of ves- sels operated in liner services arrive one or more days late, according to a global survey from Drewry Container Shipper

Insight. Drewry carried out what it believes is the liner shipping industry's largest schedule reliability survey, based on the tracking of 3,300 vessel arrivals on 23 different east/west and north/south trade routes. The continuous survey is an attempt to help shippers plan their supply chains with realistic expectations of delivery times and assist them in the selection of liner carriers.

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Containership Survey

Box Carriers Fall Short on Reliability

Drewry's survey of containershipping performance found that Matson was one of the world's most reliable carriers, arriving 'on-time' 83 percent of the time.

Liner/Carrier % of ships On-time Transit Time Transit Time arriving on arrival deviation from reliability scheduled day industry schedule industry rank (in days) rank

Top 3 carriers in on-time reliability

Korea Maritime Transport (Korea) 91% 1 0.2 1

Alianca (Brazil) 90% 2 0.4 5

Matson (US) 83% 3 0.4 2

Bottom 3 carriers in on-time reliability

Delmas (France) 0% 61 3.4 60

OT Africa Line (UK) 0% 62 3.4 61

MACS Maritime Carrier (Gerrmany) 0% 63 4.5 63 (Source: Drewry Container Shipper Insight Q2 2006)

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