{
  "id": 14176342,
  "title": "1 in 12 Ocean Shipments Has a Blank Carrier ETA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/1-in-12-ocean-shipments-has-a-blank-carrier-eta",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/1-in-12-ocean-shipments-has-a-blank-carrier-eta/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent analysis by Tradlinx, a supply chain data platform based in South Korea, has revealed that approximately one in twelve ocean shipments is affected by inaccurate or missing carrier ETAs. The study examined over 500,000 shipments annually and found that carriers left the ETA blank in 8.43% of cases, totaling 42,832 instances.\n\nThe majority of these gaps, 6.09%, occurred at the transshipment port, where cargo was waiting. Missing ETAs also affected 1.21% of transshipment cargo destined for final destinations and 1.13% of direct shipments. When compared to actual arrival times, carrier ETAs were found to be off by an average of 15.4 hours. However, in the most severe cases where carrier ETAs missed arrival by 48 hours or more, the average error increased to 90.0 hours.\n\nTradlinx highlighted that approximately 87% of these gaps occurred at transshipment ports, where planners require the most visibility. The missing ETAs often go unnoticed, leading to delays in customer updates and inefficient planning of trucking and warehouse operations. The analysis also demonstrated that prediction models, like Tradlinx's AI-ETA, can effectively fill these gaps. When the carrier ETA was missing, the AI model provided an estimate, resulting in an average error 31.4% lower than that of carrier ETAs, at 10.6 hours versus 15.4 hours.",
  "summary": "Tradlinx, a supply chain data platform based in South Korea, today released findings from an analysis of more than 500,000 ocean container shipments a year, showing that carrier ETAs are not only inaccurate but frequently missing. Carriers left the ETA blank in 42,832 cases, or 8.43% of shipments, most often while cargo was waiting at ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}