Consultant-published client case study · ocean freight
Case study
Drewry: Moving part of a network direct to carriers
25%
of volume ultimately allocated directly to carriers
This case concerns ocean transportation and NVOCCs, not U.S. truckload brokerage. It is presented as an example of direct-carrier procurement strategy, not evidence that the same savings would occur in truckload. Sophisticated transportation strategies frequently combine direct carrier relationships with intermediary capacity rather than relying exclusively on one model.
Research credentials
- Published by
- Drewry Supply Chain Advisors / Drewry Shipping Consultants
- Case
- Ocean Freight Procurement and Shipper of Choice Workshop
- Client
- Confidential global retail brand / U.S. apparel importer
- Procurement period
- 2022/23
- Mode
- Ocean container freight
- Model being changed
- NVOCC / intermediary-heavy procurement toward direct ocean-carrier contracts
- Research type
- Consultant-published client project / case study, not academic research
Case study sourceDrewry Supply Chain AdvisorsOcean Freight Procurement and Shipper of Choice WorkshopGlobal retail client · 2022/23 procurement eventConsultant-published client case study · ocean freight, not truckloadView original (opens in a new tab)
25%
of volume ultimately allocated directly to carriers
~32%
reported market advantage on the client’s three highest-volume lanes versus recently negotiated rates
Other research and case studies
All research →Independent academic researchMIT: Asset carriers vs. non-asset providersMIT graduate researchMIT: The cost of routing-guide failurePeer-reviewed journal articleHershey: Carrier relationships and capacity commitmentCarrier-published customer case studyNational retailer moves from non-asset providers to an asset-based modelIndependent academic researchMIT FreightLab: Where brokers have the advantage
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