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Custom Quarterly Reports
November 2018
Comprehensive freight rate package
How do your contract container freight rates compare with your peers and the wider market?
Drewry’s Benchmarking Club provides members with the opportunity to confidentially benchmark their contract shipping costs against their peers – based on genuine, shipper-only, buy rate comparisons.
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An introduction to Drewry Benchmarking Club
Why Benchmarking Club?
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Reliability and transparency through analysis of actual shipper buying rates
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No dilution with carrier / freight forwarder rates
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Millions of data points
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Access to rate forecasts and indices for major trade routes
Why Drewry?
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50 years experience in ocean freight intelligence and benchmarking
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Access a wealth of market intelligence
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True buying rates comparisons and transparency of shipper-only membership
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Easy to combine with other Drewry products and services
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Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI)
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Tender/RFQ support (e-SOFS)
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Container Forecaster (CF)
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Airfreight Benchmarks (SASI)
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Reefer Benchmarks (R-BMC)
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Quarterly Reports, individually tailored to your routes
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- Membership is exclusive to shippers - importers and exporters only (not freight forwarders, carriers or NVOCCs)
- Participants benefit from access to container contract rates, spot market rates, unique freight rate forecasts, indices, comprehensive market assessments and industry best practice information
- Each member receives customised quarterly reports
- Further information about the club and its membership profile contact us
- Exclusive Reefer Benchmarking Club now open (Sept 2017). Contact us for more information.
News
25 Oct 2018
Car carriers on the up despite rising uncertainty
Car carrier shipping is expected to continue its recovery from the trough of 2016, supported by improving utilisation, according to the Drewry’s Finished Vehicle Shipping Annual Review and Forecast report.
16 Oct 2018
Drewry launches ‘Cost Impact Calculator’ to help shippers prepare for and better understand fuel costs post-IMO 2020
Responding to the needs of Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs) ahead of the IMO 2020 global emission regulation, Drewry announces the addition of a new BAF formula and fuel cost benchmarking service to its range of ocean freight procurement support services.
04 Oct 2018
Liner balance postponed
A gloomier world economic outlook and rising trade tensions have forced Drewry to downgrade its forecast for container demand over the next five years, according to the latest Container Forecaster.
02 Oct 2018
Drewry survey: IMO 2020 low-sulphur rule exposes widespread concern about lack of fuel cost transparency
Our recent survey exposes considerable unease among global shippers/beneficial cargo owners and freight forwarders ahead of the IMO’s 2020 global emissions regulations, due to come into force on 1 Jan 2020.
Events
Webinars
20 Nov 2018
Outlook for finished vehicle shipping Briefing
Join us at 0900 GMT or 1600 GMT on Tues, 20 November 2018 for an online briefing on the outlook for finished vehicle shipping. The webinar will provide Drewry’s analysis and projections for finished vehicle trade flows, car carrier fleet development, freight rate and asset value developments, as well as industry profitability. The session will be hosted by Tom Ossieur, Head of Car Carrier Research and Martin Dixon, Director, Head of Research Products at Drewry.
Webinars
11 Dec 2018
Container Ports webinar briefing: What container vessel cascading is heading for ports?
Join us at 0900 or 1600 GMT on Tues, 11 Dec 2018 to find out more on our latest research covering the container ports and terminals market. The session will be hosted by Neil Davidson, Senior Analyst in Drewry’s Ports and Terminals practice and Martin Dixon, Director - Head of Research Products at Drewry. Both executives will be available to take questions following a short 20 minute presentation.
