Consultancy Services

Our consultancy services deliver an unparelled level of experience to clients starting with Market Intelligence due to our day to day contact with all major carriers.

Due to the specific knowledge & experience required for international freight movements, many companies miss out on opportunities to operate more cost effectively & react quickly to market changes. We offer a specialist consultancy service that reviews the whole market on a week to week basis looking for suitable opportunities. With our freight forwarding industry background we are better suited to reducing international freight costs than many consultancy firms.

 

We can help answer the following questions:

Are you obtaining the best rates?

Are you using the best carriers?

Should you be operating differently to reduce cost base?

Is your management information timely, accurate & meaningful?

Can you improve visibility of information?

Should you be moving from indirect to direct shipments?

Are you operating in compliance with Customs & Excise?

Can you improve your container utilisation?

                                                            

Two Stream approach


(1) Freight Consultancy & Procurement

Companies are recognising the specialist nature of freight procurement & that they may be failing to exploit opportunities due to lack of market knowledge or expertise.

Let us help you understand & actively manage:

> Market forces that dictate changes in rates

> Other costs that need consideration

> Different service levels

> Rates can fluctuate quickly

> Implications with in-house procurement

> Your reliance on freight forwarder

> Isolation of dealing with selected carrier(s)

> Customs & Excise compliance

> Duty & Tax calculations


(2) Third Party Freight Management

We believe companies should look to outsource their international freight forwarding & management in order to focus on their core strengths at the same time saving money.

Let us manage the following:

> Taking advantage of a falling or rising market

> Regular tenders & negotiations with multiple parties

> Up-to-date BIFA & FIATA best practice

> Critical Path planning & monitoring

> Avoiding inappropriate carriers (i.e. slow transit)

> Consolidation - Multi Vendor / Container

> Multi Modal 'door to door' solutions

> Optimising Customs procedures

> Improved HS classifications & reducing Duty

> Ensure legally compliant

Setting us apart

 

Our goal is to develop a strong relationship with our clients, built on trust brought about by our clients complete satisfaction with the service we provide

Seamless Multi-modal solutions by Air, Sea, Courier and Road are tailored for each of our clients delivering a custom cost effect freight management solution.

Optimum price but with the ability to adapt immediately and tailor-make a new solution in any situation.

Experienced team of multi-modal professionals using their practical 'know how' to proactively manage the freight forwarding element of a critical path thus minimising inevitable manufacturing delays & any compounded extra cost.

Peace of mind and minimising risks by only working with professional third parties / Carriers who have shown over many years that they are experts in their field.

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What is a: Incoterm

The purpose of Incoterms is to provide a set of international rules for the most commonly used terms in foreign trade. Thus the uncertainties of various interpretations of such terms in different countries may be avoided or reduced.

 

BIFA

We are members of : International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations & British International Freight Association. 

Our membership to BIFA & FIATA illustrates our commitment to providing professional and reliable services on a worldwide basis.