Ocean freight procurement solutions: Client feedback

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"I have found Drewry to be an incredibly valuable resource in managing our ocean freight costs. Their regular analysis and benchmarking tools help keep us informed on both our own freight rates as well as broader trends in the market. Their insights, reporting and forecasting capabilities truly support our strategic decision making." Drewry Benchmarking Club  |  Peter Smith  |  Global Trade and Commercial Manager, Cotton-On Group

“Drewry is a great resource for market insights, rate indices and guidance on overall market conditions. Our partnership with Drewry has proven advantageous to our business by helping us establish best practices, refine our contracts and benchmark among the best in the industry.” Drewry Benchmarking Club  |  US-based Top 50 Importer

“We selected Drewry’s Benchmarking Club to benchmark our ocean rates with other retail industry leaders and to gain insight into container shipping market trends, forecasts and best practices through webinars provided to Club members by Drewry.” Logistics manager, Leading global electronics and home entertainment brand

“Drewry’s Benchmarking Club has made industry rate data and expertise readily accessible. We successfully leveraged their industry knowledge in our annual ocean carrier contract negotiations and continue to do so when evaluating changes to our organization’s sourcing strategies.” International US-Headquartered retail brand

“Drewry’s Benchmarking Club enables us to ensure that we secure competitive freight rates with carriers and identify lanes where we could possibly further lower our costs.” Vice president global logistics & customs, Fortune 500 US Retailer

“Drewry has been very helpful to us in benchmarking our shipping costs and in developing strategies to improve our shipping efficiency and cost effectiveness.” Head of Exports, Del Monte Philippines

Benchmarking Club data allows us to see trends from both the market and Drewry point of view which provided strategic value on what to expect during the upcoming procurement process. The comparisons of our company’s position in transit times, rates, and shipment methods are of particular value." Logistics director, US FMCG, Retail Company

“Drewry benchmarking [service] has provided us with the insights… to understand how we are positioned, especially important given the volatile and potentially irrational nature of the container marketplace.” Anonymous, Global home furnishings business 

"We use this data to help measure and benchmark our performance against KPIs, monitoring the rates we achieve across our top ten lanes and comparing with the data provided by Drewry’s service." Manager Container Traffic, Elkem

"We were looking for a reliable and efficient way to track port congestion worldwide, we worked with Drewry on creating a report tailored to our needs. The process was very fast and enjoyable, and the final outcome is perfectly suited to our requirements." Drewry bespoke port congestion tracker - Loïs COUSSEMACKER, Corporate Market & Business Analyst, Bolloré Logistics 

“Project work and reports were prepared in a most professional manner, and the work was turned-round in a timely way. We are very pleased with our association with Drewry and would certainly highly recommend their consultancy arm.” Anonymous

“Our team was impressed by both the team appointed and the solution presented - and very satisfied with the results achieved. I would be happy to recommend Drewry.”  Bid Management Support  - Head of Corporate Procurement Non-Fiber Materials, Delfort Group

“Drewry’s advisory team brought professionalism and invaluable insight to all stages of the RFI and RFQ process.” Bid Management Support - Ocean Freight Procurement Lead, Global Fortune Life Sciences

“Drewry provided advisory RFI/RFQ services for our…complex Ocean Freight Global Procurement Event. Drewry met our requirements and provided a high level of expertise, advanced analytics and responsive communication.” Bid Management Support - Vice President, Indirect procurement for US-HQ global technology company