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Ocean Freight Bid Support
Custom solutions to help de-risk next year’s ocean freight tender: We have the tools, expertise and insights to help minimise risk and guide you through this year’s tender season.
Drawing on our extensive resources, market knowledge and understanding of best practices, we are able to provide robust and practical recommendations at each stage of the service provider selection and management process from bid preparation and management to capacity commitments and contract terms.
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2026 Tender strategy - Targeting risk
Powered by our extensive market research resources and ocean freight cost benchmarking capabilities, we are able to provide real-time insights, practical recommendations and robust KPIs at each stage of the bid process.
Our team of experts will help prepare and build your bid strategy, identifying areas of risk and best practice advice to achieve, monitor and maintain your commercial objectives and service level expectations. We work collaboratively with your teams and alongside your preferred technology partner to deliver outcomes from the process that mitigate risk and balance cost with service.
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In their words...
“As a global leader in protection solutions seeking to transition from NVOCC to direct ocean carrier contracts, we selected Drewry’s bid strategy and management team to manage this year’s ocean freight procurement event. Drewry’s advisory team brought professionalism and invaluable insight to all stages of the RFI and RFQ process, from managing the global tender and liaising with bidders to scenario analytics and inter-party communication and co-ordination.
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 to other companies.”
Andrew J. Gillespie, Director, Global Logistics, Ansell Healthcare Products
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"We engaged Drewry to provide advisory RFI/RFQ services for our group’s large and complex Ocean Freight Global Procurement Event. Drewry met our requirements and provided a high level of expertise, advanced analytics and responsive communication with all parties, under tight deadlines. As a result, we were able to obtain improved contractual terms and services from ocean providers."
Vice President, Indirect procurement, US-Headquartered, global technology company
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What our clients say about Benchmarking Club
“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
“Drewry’s 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.”
Peter Smith, Global Trade and Commercial Manager, Cotton-On Group
“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.”
Fortune 100, International US-Headquartered retail brand
“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 Company
“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)
“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.”
Head of Logistics, US-based Top 50 Importer
Working with 3 of the top 10 global retailers (National Retail Federation)
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