50% of planning time lost on re-scheduling

67% of oil and bulk shipping companies believe fleet scheduling is getting more difficult. The majority of fleet chartering and scheduling managers spend half of their working week re-planning existing schedules according to a survey of oil and bulk carriers by scheduling software specialist, Magenta Technology. 56% of respondents said that they spend between two to three days per week re-scheduling their fleet because of changes in orders, with 11% spending up to the full working week on re-scheduling.