Shippers waiting an extra week for US-bound containers

CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By Stuart Chirls · 3 min read at the source

The vessel queue at the Port of Singapore doubled in September. (Photo: PSA Singapore)
The vessel queue at the Port of Singapore doubled in September. (Photo: PSA Singapore)

Global container schedule reliability fell for a fourth straight month as the average vessel delay neared one week, according to Xeneta.

Reported by Stuart Chirls for FreightWaves (American Shipper), originally published October 13, 2026.

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Topics: American Shipper, Container Shipping, Maritime, China, port congestion, schedule reliability, trans-Pacific, Xeneta

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