# Global Shipping Reliability Near Four-Year Low as Suez Return Reshapes Trade - The Middle East Observer

> Sea-Intelligence reported that only 50.6% of container ships arrived on schedule in September, with reliability recovering slightly from 49.9% in August, the lowest since September 2022. Asian port congestion, especially at Shanghai and Ningbo, remains the main disruption. Freightos data showed Asia to US East Coast rates up 9% to $10,565 per FEU as carriers return to Suez routing.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:14:44.824Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4493-global-shipping-reliability-near-four-year-low-as-suez-return-reshapes-trade
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Congestion and schedule delays tighten effective container capacity, lifting ocean freight costs for grain and meal exporters into Asia and Europe. Higher freight raises landed feed ingredient costs for importers.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- meobserver.news: https://meobserver.news/trade/2026/10/31/global-shipping-reliability-near-four-year-low-as-suez-return-reshapes-trade/

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