News / Performance-based pricing and innovation now key for 'makers and movers'

Short-term pricing, dual-sourcing strategies and managing increased supply chain complexity are now “front and centre” for global ocean freight shippers.

Julia Myroshnychenko, global category team lead for international logistics at Henkel, a German chemical and consumer goods manufacturer, said the company had been “hit” on some annual rate agreements.

“We weren’t able to maintain those rates, which is a big issue for a manufacturer like us,” she said at yesterday’s Makers and Movers global summit.

“So we’re mostly looking at a hybrid approach, ...