News / Carriers should revamp networks rather than blank services as demand drains

13/03/2023

Ocean carrier schedule integrity may be improving, but last-minute blanking of advertised sailings is, arguably, the cause of more delays in supply chains than from late-running ships.

According to the latest Sea-Intelligence survey, global liner service schedule reliability has improved to over 50%, from an all-time ...

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Gary Ferrulli
March 13, 2023 at 4:49 pm
Very different conditions: to revamp the network makes it permanent for a period and then requires transitioning back “normal” flows and patterns when the market returns. Blanking is a temporary removal to reflect conditions for that week and requires no extended operational changes. It reflects the carrier’s belief that the market will return to normal flows in a short period.

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