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Supply Chain Advisors

Ocean freight cost benchmarking and tender support solutions

Many of the world’s top brands trust us to benchmark their ocean freight costs, improve shipper-carrier relations and streamline their procurement processes.

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Solutions for shippers/BCOs

We work with logistics operations and procurement teams in some of the world's top manufacturers and retailers, helping them benchmark their ocean freight costs and improve their ocean freight tender processes by combining robust market intelligence with powerful procurement technologies and proven best practices.

 

New Advisory Service

 

Ocean freight rate and cost benchmarking services (annual subscriptions)

 

Global container capacity and service analysis (annual subscription) 

 

Ocean bid management and support (advisory services)

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Find out more about Drewry's new spot and contract freight rate benchmarking platform, Container Freight Portal combining Container Freight Rate Insight and Benchmarking Club insights in a fully-integrated portal.

 

 

 

Solutions for shippers/BCOs

We work with logistics operations and procurement teams in some of the world's top manufacturers and retailers, helping them benchmark their ocean freight costs and improve their ocean freight tender processes by combining robust market intelligence with powerful procurement technologies and proven best practices.

 

New Advisory Service

 

Ocean freight rate and cost benchmarking services (annual subscriptions)

 

Global container capacity and service analysis (annual subscription) 

 

Ocean bid management and support (advisory services)

Download Catalogue

 

 

 

Find out more about Drewry's new spot and contract freight rate benchmarking platform, Container Freight Portal combining Container Freight Rate Insight and Benchmarking Club insights in a fully-integrated portal.

 

 

 

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Freight Loop - Cancelled sailings and tariffs analysis


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Intra-Asia Container Index - 30 Apr


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Freight Loop - US tariffs to significantly reshape global trade

Working with 3 of the top 10 global retailers (National Retail Federation)

The first independent consultancy to publish liner schedule reliability rankings in 2005

Access to an exclusive oceanfreight cost benchmarking club comparing costs on over 14 million teu of freight.

The first to publish benchmark container spot market freight rates back in 2006.

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Kelly Buckley


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Cath Earl

Drewry Benchmarking Club

Confidential contract freight rate intelligence from the market leader in freight cost benchmarking

Exclusive to shippers, our Benchmarking Club allows participating members to confidentially compare their contract shipping costs against their peers based on genuine, shipper-only, buy-rate comparisons.

 

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Membership features

  • Membership is exclusive to shippers (importers and exporters only - not freight forwarders, carriers or NVOCCs)
  • Access container contract and spot market rate insights, freight rate forecasts and comprehensive market assessments
  • Receive a detailed and fully customised report from our lead analyst every quarter
  • Confidentiality and participant anonymity assured
  • Dedicated online portal

 

Benchmarking Club: Savings, value-added support and client loyalty

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Benefits of membership

Some of the benefits from being able to confidentially benchmark your contract freight rates against your peers:

  • Be confident with your negotiating position with prospective and existing carriers
  • Demonstrate to internal stakeholders current contract rates are competitive
  • Gain internal support and approval for transportation budgets
  • Enjoy numerous member privileges, including access to Drewry's Container Freight Rate Insight service as part of the package and container market outlook briefings and best practice forums

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Blue-chip manufacturers, retailers and forwarders participating in our Benchmarking Clubs (Dec 2024)

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The number of countries we have clients subscribing to our supply chain research products and services

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Leading industry press articles featuring our supply chain insights (monthly average Jul-Dec 2024)

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Benchmarking Club membership renewal rate (Apr 24-Mar 25)

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Drewry Benchmarking Club

Drewry Benchmarking Club


Customised Real Time Benchmarking · Latest release 01 Apr 2025


How do your container shipping costs compare with your peers...? Members of our Benchmarking Club can confidentially benchmark their contract shipping costs against their peers based on genuine, shipper-only, buy rate comparisons. Club members also have access to our spot rate service, Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI).

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Container Freight Rate Insight (Annual Subscription)

Container Freight Rate Insight (Annual Subscription)


Online Service · Latest release 30 Apr 2025


CFRI was the first global source of container spot market freight rates on all the major routes and remains a trusted reference for importers, exporters, freight forwarders and other industry stakeholders requiring up-to-date and independently researched container shipping cost benchmarks.

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