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Ocean Freight Bid Support

Our e-Sourcing Ocean Freight Solution (eSOFS™) is a cutting-edge advisory and sourcing event execution service which brings efficiency and transparency to the management of the most complex and data intensive sourcing events.


 

 

Introducing eSOFS™

Powered by our extensive market research resources and Benchmarking Club insights (for members), 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 you build your bid strategy including how to implement sustainability in your tender, identify areas of bid risk and help you build a robust and achievable timeline to maintain your ocean business. We work collaboratively with your teams to manage the bid process, and alongside our technology partner, Freightender, can deliver interactive bid analytics to successfully drive the commercial decision process.

 

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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 e-Sourcing Ocean Freight Solution (eSOFS™) 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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Key Contacts

Philip Damas

Philip Damas

Managing Director, Head of Supply Chain Advisors
Chantal McRoberts

Chantal McRoberts

Head of Advisory, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors

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