Effective ocean freight procurement starts with sea freight cost analysis: it breaks carrier invoices down into individual line items – base freight, bunker adjustment factor (BAF), terminal handling charges (THC), documentation fees, and ancillary surcharges – and benchmarks each component against current market rates.
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