Staying competitive with constant rate and service package changes?

Today, exporters and importers are finding it almost impossible to keep up to date with the most competitive rates and service packages.  They sign a contract one week, only to find that rates adjust the next.  Additionally, even though contracts are signed, carriers can pull out of a market at a moments notice.

Service contracts used to be negotiated once a year.  No more.  How do you stay competitive with all of the rate and service package changes?  Do you have the staff and in-house expertise to monitor these constant fluctuations?

Let Horton Global Strategies keep you competitive.  We can support your efforts to find, negotiate and manage the absolute the best service contracts.  With over 20 years of experience in negotiating contracts on behalf of major ocean carriers, we are experts in service contracts and tariff language. Let Horton Global Strategies find you the best options, facilitate the negotiations and manage on-going contract issues. 

We've saved every single one of our customer's significant money on their ocean transportation spend. No exceptions.

Here are just some of the services we provide:

  • Contract feasibility studies
  • Current contract analysis
  • Facilitate enhancements to existing contracts
  • Negotiate new service contracts
  • Regular contract reviews to ensure optimum price and service packages

Below, you will find a sample of what we've done for our clients.

Ocean Service Contract Negotiation

  • Helped manage service contract Request for Proposal bids and global contract negotiations for one of the world's largest beverage and food manufacturers with an annual ocean transportation spend of over $20 million and volume of more than 8000 FEU worldwide. Our efforts led to a 2009 savings of 25% below 2008 costs.
  • Negotiated new annual service contracts for the largest cruise line in the world with over 3000 FEU in 50 trade lanes. 2009 results show a savings in excess of 1.4 million in ocean transportation costs
  • Identified over $400,000 in immediate cost savings for a large consumer goods company that imports more than 20,000 FEU into the US per year
  • Prepared Request for Proposal (RFP) for a global exporter covering 70 trade lanes worldwide and over 2500 FEU.  Complied bids from eight carriers.  Worked with client to successfully negotiate multiple service contract, improving their service levels and saving them over $1 million in annual ocean transportation costs
  • Reached a deal on three TransPacific Eastbound contracts for a large US Midwest firm, reducing their ocean transportation costs by over $900,000

Effective June 15, 2009, we will be relocating and expanding our operations. Please find the new contact information below:

Horton Global Strategies
1364 Arnold Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Telephone: 404.486.9000
Toll Free: 1.877.486.9001
Fax: 404.486.9005
Email: steve@hortonglobal.net

Email us at steve@hortonglobal.net, or call us toll free at 1.877.485.9001. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.hortonglobal.net. We hope to add you to our long list of success stories.

Very truly yours,

Steve Horton
Principal
Horton Global Strategies, LLC

Tel     404.486.9000
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