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Ocean Freight Bid Support
2027 Tenders: Be prepared. Stay agile.
This tender season, look beyond price.
Ocean freight markets are uncertain. Rates move, capacity shifts and disruption can quickly change the picture. That is why a successful tender is about more than securing the right price. It is about building a strategy that considers network design, diversification, reliability and risk - alongside cost.
Our bid support solutions help shippers make better decisions before, during and beyond the tender. Working with your internal teams we can help you test different market scenarios, benchmark your costs, assess your network and sourcing options, and make the right move at the right time.
We help international shippers build sourcing strategies that are more resilient, more reliable, better diversified and with lower risk.
Build a strategy that’s ready for more than today
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 ocean freight procurement experts will help prepare and build your bid strategy, identifying areas of risk and recommend best practices to help you 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...
“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.
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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
More testimonials
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)
What clients say about our ocean freight solutions
“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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