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Labor & Workforce
ModerateOct 7, 2026

UPS Ramps Up Seasonal Staff for Ninth Consecutive Peak Season

UPS is expanding its seasonal workforce to support what would be its ninth consecutive peak season of achieving industry-leading on-time performance. This announcement reflects the carrier's strategic

UPS#ups-seasonal-hiring#peak-season-logistics#workforce-scaling
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactSep 22, 2026

Container Shipping On-Time Performance Hits Just 33%, Critical Alert

A newly released report has documented a concerning trend in global container shipping performance: only approximately one-third of containerized shipments are arriving on schedule. This represents a

FreightWaves#container-shipping#on-time-performance#supply-chain-reliability
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactSep 9, 2026

Container Shipping On-Time Performance Hits 5-Year Low

On-time performance in container shipping has experienced its most significant deterioration in five years, according to newly released operational data. This decline reflects compounding pressures ac

FreightWaves#container-shipping#on-time-performance#supply-chain-disruption
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactSep 3, 2026

Container Ship On-Time Performance Hits 5-Year Low in July

Container shipping experienced its most severe performance collapse in five years during July 2026, with global on-time delivery reliability plummeting to 56.4%, a stunning 6.1 percentage point declin

FreightWaves#container-shipping#on-time-performance#port-congestion
Shipping & Freight
ModerateJul 7, 2026

Global Container Shipping On-Time Performance Dips to 39%

Global container shipping schedule reliability retreated in May despite three consecutive months of improvement, with on-time carrier performance slipping to 39% according to Xeneta's Global Reliabili

The Loadstar#container-shipping#schedule-reliability#port-congestion