Slow steaming not on time

摘要

As more shipping lines adopt slow steaming to reduce fuel consumption, there have been fewer on-time arrivals at ports.rnDrewry Shipping Consultants said the "unexpected deterioration" in schedule reliability affected all major east-west trade lanes in the last quarter of 2009.rnOf nearly 1,600 vessels tracked during the period, only 53% arrived on the scheduled day or the day before. This compares with scores of 60% or above in the previous nine months.