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Supply Chain Advisors
Ocean freight cost benchmarking and procurement 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.
2026: Custom bid support
Working with 3 of the top 10 global retailers (National Retail Federation 2025)
More than 850 subscribers to our ocean freight cost benchmarking services (2026)
Exclusive, shipper-only ocean freight cost Benchmarking Club comparing costs on over 5 million teu
83% of Club members 'extremely' or 'highly likely' to recommend Drewry (Dec 2025)
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.
Our ocean freight experts can help you:
- Save money, with market-leading ocean freight cost benchmarking services
- Forecast ocean freight rates on your priority lanes
- Design mutually beneficial contracts with your service providers
- Identify and target areas of risk this tender season
- Bring clarity and control to your future fuel charges
- Identify optimal sourcing locations for your business
Ocean freight rate and cost benchmarking services (annual subscriptions)
- Container Freight Rate Insight - container spot market freight rate intelligence
- Drewry Benchmarking Club - confidential benchmarking of contract freight rates
- Airfreight Insight - global airfreight market insights with rates against 136 lanes
Global container capacity and service analysis (annual subscription)
- Container Capacity Insight - container capacity and port congestion insights
Key Contacts
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.
Our ocean freight experts can help you:
- Save money, with market-leading ocean freight cost benchmarking services
- Forecast ocean freight rates on your priority lanes
- Design mutually beneficial contracts with your service providers
- Identify and target areas of risk this tender season
- Bring clarity and control to your future fuel charges
- Identify optimal sourcing locations for your business
Ocean freight rate and cost benchmarking services (annual subscriptions)
- Container Freight Rate Insight - container spot market freight rate intelligence
- Drewry Benchmarking Club - confidential benchmarking of contract freight rates
- Airfreight Insight - global airfreight market insights with rates against 136 lanes
Global container capacity and service analysis (annual subscription)
- Container Capacity Insight - container capacity and port congestion insights
The Drewry Team
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.
- 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
Benefits of membership
- 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
- Numerous member privileges, including; custom appraisal reports, container market outlook briefings and best practice forums
- Membership includes access to Container Freight Rate Insight (ocean spot freight rates)
What clients say about Benchmarking Club
“Drewry is a trusted and highly resourceful partner, consistently excelling in the complex realm of ocean shipping. Their expertise, dedication and proactive mindset deliver measurable value to our organization, reinforcing their role as an instrumental extension of our global supply chain.”
Anonymous, Fully-integrated mining and chemicals multinational
“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.”
Director Global Logistics, Bissell Homecare, Inc.
“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)
“I would highly recommend Benchmarking Club to any organisation looking at improving overall efficiency and giving a real-world view of their performance...the Drewry team is super-knowledgeable about everything freight-related.”
Ocean Strategy Manager, Leading US-based Pharmaceutical Company
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