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Poor communication on vessel arrival time is the biggest pain-point for container shippers, according to MarineTraffic.

The vessel tracking specialist calculated that over 22% of commercial vessels arrive at their destination a day later than planned, with 15% making intermediate stops between departure port and destination.

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  • eric

    January 20, 2020 at 4:04 am

    Weather conditions at the port cause huge delays as well. Just recently in Vancouver Wind and Snow closed the ports for 8-10 hours per day for several days.

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Container Shipping MarineTraffic Schedule reliability shippers Supply chain visibility