TOKYO -- The percentage of container ships arriving on time has hovered below 60% worldwide, forcing companies to rethink their inventory strategies.
Red Sea attacks, port congestion undercut reliability of shipment schedules
Containers sit in the port of Yantian in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Container ships have yet to reach prepandemic levels of reliability. © Reuters
TOKYO -- The percentage of container ships arriving on time has hovered below 60% worldwide, forcing companies to rethink their inventory strategies.