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Logistics Executive Briefing

18 Jan 24: To learn more about the full range of services and support we currently provide international shippers to help them mitigate the market disruption caused by the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea, such as; spot rate forecasts, surcharge and contract strategy, container capacity insights and guidance on index-linked contracts, email one of our ocean freight experts.

Ocean freight cost benchmarks, bid support and market intelligence

Ocean spot market freight rates: 790 port pairs

Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI) provides ocean spot market freight rate intelligence against 790 port pairs, all updated monthly. CFRI is a popular reference for index-linked contracts and includes a monthly insight PDF report. (Annual subscription)

Benchmarking Club: Contract and spot rate benchmarks

Benchmarking Club (S-BMC) is exclusive to shippers/BCOs. Members benefit from container contract rates, spot market rates, freight rate forecasts, indices, comprehensive market assessments and industry best practices. (Annual subscription)

Weekly container capacity and operational metrics

Our Container Capacity Insight (CCI) service provides an analysis of container capacity on the main trade lanes, freight rate development, cancelled vs scheduled sailings, port congestion, year-on-year comparisons and much more. Weekly PDF reports, Annexes and Interactive online service (Annual Subscription)

Customisable ocean freight bid support

Our team of experts can support all stages of the bid including how to incorporate sustainability in your tender, identify areas of risk and build a robust and achievable timeline. We work collaboratively with your teams and supported by technology partner, Freightender, provide interactive bid analytics to assist the decision-making process.

Container Market Forecasts

The go-to reference for the global container industry, Container Forecaster provides comprehensive market forecasts and analysis for container trade and port volumes, global supply and demand, trade route analysis and much more. (Annual Subscription)