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Drewry Extends Global Coverage in CFRI Service

[ May 1, 2025   //   ]

Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the ocean freight cost benchmarking and procurement support division of Drewry Shipping Consultants, said it is significantly expanding lane coverage within its flagship spot market ocean freight rate benchmarking service, Container Freight Rate Insight, or CFRI.

The London-based maritime research and consultancy said 18 months of data development and sourcing project have resulted in the addition of 5,500 new lanes to the service across Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa, providing clients with even deeper, more granular insights into global container shipping markets.

“This major enhancement reflects Drewry’s ongoing commitment to supporting shippers, carriers and logistics providers with the most comprehensive, accurate and actionable freight rate intelligence available,” said Philip Damas, Drewry’s managing director and head of supply chain advisors.

“Recent market volatility and heightened uncertainty has heaped pressure on ocean freight procurement and logistics teams, elevating the importance of timely and reliable benchmarking data,” he continued. “With this transformational development, we are pleased to be able to give our clients the expanded visibility they need to optimize and strengthen their negotiation position and manage costs at this challenging time.”

CFRI subscribers will now benefit from:

• Greatly extended global coverage, especially to regional and north-south trade lanes (from April 30).

• Enhanced market transparency to support freight procurement decisions

• More frequent and detailed spot rate updates with rates updated fortnightly on additional lanes (from May).

CFRI, delivered through Drewry’s Container Freight Portal, is a powerful freight procurement and cost benchmarking resource that combines all Drewry’s ocean and air freight cost comparison services and indexes in a single, cloud-based platform.

Along with CFRI, the portal hosts Drewry’s shipper-only contract rate Benchmarking Club, a closed-user group of more than 120 leading international brands; and Container Capacity Insight, an essential weekly online tool to monitor cancelled sailings, capacity changes and port congestion.

To request a demonstration of CFRI via Container Freight Portal, email supplychains@drewry.co.uk.

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