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Supply Chain Advisors
Reefer Benchmarking Club
With freight rates for refrigerated containers largely opaque, wide variations in commercial terms persist. Drewry’s Reefer Benchmarking Club aims to put its members in a position where they can confidently secure the best possible commercial contract terms for their cargo flows, supported by Drewry’s independent status and reputation as the trusted, authoritative industry reference.
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
- Individually tailored and customised reports for each member
- Two annual webinars on the key trends in and forecasts for global reefer markets
- Confidentiality assured
Key membership benefits and privileges
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Benchmark your reefer freight rates against your peers and gain the ability to negotiate lower rates with confidence
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Complimentary access to container spot market freight rate intelligence and market assessments - Drewry’s Container Freight Rate Insight (online service) provided you benchmark rates on over 500 port pairs
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Use independent benchmark data to gain internal support and approval for transportation budgets and procurement strategies
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25% discount to Drewry’s Reefer Shipping Market Annual Review and Forecast 2020/21 (with membership package)
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Access to Drewry’s freight cost benchmarking and forecasting consultancy team
Detailed, customised benchmarking reports covering:
- TOTAL COST – including base ocean rate, THC’s, and surcharges
- ANCILLARIES – including free time for detention, demurrage and storage
- ROUTING – transit time and service type (direct or transhipment)
- COMMODITY – different benchmarks for different commodity groups and carriage temperature
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)
Access to an exclusive ocean freight cost benchmarking club comparing costs on over 14 million teu of freight
The first to publish benchmark container spot market freight rates back in 2006.
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