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Ocean Freight Cost Benchmarks

We have been aggregating, mining and publishing ocean freight rate intelligence for over a decade and were the first to publish benchmark container spot market freight rates back in 2006.

Compare your rates with industry benchmarks and save!

Our container freight cost benchmarking services fall into the following categories:

 

Container Spot Market Rate Intelligence

Our flagship spot market benchmarking service, Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI), is one of the most widely referenced in the shipping industry. Key features:

  • Delivered through Drewry's new, integrated Container Freight Portal
  • 790 routes
  • 5 years of rate history provided online
  • Data sets on all routes updated monthly
  • Includes monthly insight PDF report

Each benchmark includes rates for both 20ft and 40ft dry box containers. Key trade routes covered include the transpacific, Asia-Europe, transatlantic, Middle East & South Asia trades, North-South trades (South America, Africa & Oceania), intra-Asia and intra-Europe trades. In most cases rates for both headhaul and backhaul trades are provided.

Introduction to CFRI via Drewry Container Freight Portal

 

 

More about Container Freight Rate Insight

 

Contract Rate Intelligence - Dry Containers

Drewry Benchmarking Club

Closely aligned to our spot rate service is Drewry Benchmarking Club an exclusive, participation-based service open to importers and exporters which allows them to track their contract rates against their peers.

Membership to Benchmarking Club is open to importers and exporters only - not Freight Forwarders or NVOCCs - and allows participants to confidentially benchmark contracted ocean shipping costs against their peers. 

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Benchmarking Club members benefit from complimentary access to Container Freight Rate Insight.

 

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Contract Rate Intelligence - Reefer Containers

Reefer Benchmarking Club

Drewry’s Reefer Benchmarking Club

  • Exclusive to shippers (importers / exporters) and freight forwarders/NVOCCs
  • Access to container contract rates as well as spot market rates
  • Access to freight rate forecasts and comprehensive market assessments
  • Individually tailored and customised quarterly reports for each member
  • Two annual webinars on the key trends in and forecasts for global reefer markets
  • Confidentiality assured

Forwarder Benchmarking Club

Drewry’s Forwarder Benchmarking Club is designed to meet the specific needs of freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs). It provides members with the opportunity to confidentially benchmark their ocean carrier buy rates against their peers.

 

NB The service is FREE to early adopters.

 

Drewry Forwarder Benchmarking Club

Drewry’s Forwarder Benchmarking Club

  • Exclusive to freight forwarders and NVOCCs
  • Access to market rates based on genuine buy rate comparisons
  • Worldwide coverage including all the main deep sea trade routes
  • Individually tailored and customised reports for each member
  • Confidentiality assured

Key membership benefits and privileges

  • Benchmark your carrier buy rates against your peers and gain the ability to negotiate lower rates with confidence
  • Use independent benchmark data to demonstrate competitiveness of your rates with customers and prospects
  • Complimentary access to World Container Index, an online service providing weekly benchmarks for 8 key head- and backhaul port pairs between China, the United States and Europe to keep finger on the pulse of the dry spot markets
  • Discretionary access to spot market container freight rate intelligence and market assessments - Drewry Container Freight Rate Insight (online service)
  • Access to Drewry’s freight rate benchmarking and forecasting consultancy team
  • Detailed, customised benchmark reports

Key Contacts

Cath Earl

Cath Earl

Product Manager, Drewry Benchmarking Club
Kelly Buckley

Kelly Buckley

Principal Consultant, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors

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Container Freight Rate Insight (Annual Subscription)

Container Freight Rate Insight (Annual Subscription)


Online Service · Latest release 29 Feb 2024


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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Drewry Benchmarking Club

Drewry Benchmarking Club


Customised Real Time Benchmarking · Latest release 01 Mar 2024


How do your container shipping costs compare with your peers...? Our Benchmarking Club allows participating members to confidentially benchmark their contract shipping costs against their peers based on genuine, shipper-only, buy rate comparisons. Combine benchmarks and market intelligence with unique rate forecasts to maximise your procurement results.

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