Sea-Intelligence: Asia-North Europe Schedule Instability 78 Percent Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
The maritime analytics firm's latest assessment puts container service instability on the corridor at the highest among the major trade lanes it monitors.
Container service instability on the Asia-Northern Europe trade corridor currently stands 78 percent above pre-pandemic levels, according to an assessment published by maritime analytics firm Sea-Intelligence on 5 November 2026. The firm characterised the reading as the highest among the major trade corridors it monitors.
The assessment adds to a series of published indicators on schedule reliability for the corridor, where carriers continue to adjust service patterns. Elevated instability readings indicate a larger share of schedule deviations against published sailing plans, a metric widely used by shippers and forwarders in booking, inventory and equipment planning.
Carriers have announced successive network changes on Asia-Europe services through late 2026, and reliability readings feed into carriers' schedule commitments in the ongoing contract cycle. Sea-Intelligence regularly publishes schedule reliability and instability assessments across major east-west trade lanes.