Every contract, negotiated by a team with leverage.
Your success in global trade depends on reliable ocean freight capacity at competitive rates. We get that.
Customers who measure everything
Access CSA's procurement strength
Join the purchasing power of an established pool, or build a dedicated procurement mandate around your own volume and requirements. Both models combine independent carrier access, experienced negotiation and close account ownership.
Access to CSA-negotiated rates
Use existing CSA pool rates day one
Own carrier contracts (CSA-negotiated)
Customised RFQs / tender strategy
Free-time terms optimisation
Strategic allocation assurance
Service SLAs
Planning, execution & reporting run by CSA
Further managed services (warehouse comms, documentation)
Cargoo platform access
Market intelligence
Stack Execution / FS / Admin add-ons
Start here · ~40% of customers
Pooling Solutions
Join the CSA pool day one. We already hold the rates, the carrier contracts and the volumes — especially in coffee. New shippers plug in and ship on terms no individual could secure alone.
limited
basic
On-time-controlled discipline
Exclusive Procurement
We take over your procurement end-to- end — customised negotiation, free-time optimisation, planning, ongoing execution and reporting. We act as the extended arm of your team.
full coverage
[ How pooling works ]
Shared volume. Established Leverage. Contracts built to move cargo.
CSA Pooling combines the volumes of multiple shippers under established ocean freight contracts. Across selected major trade routes and commodity flows, these contracts provide access to highly competitive rates, strong commercial side terms and high contractual priority for space and equipment with major global carriers and selected niche carriers.
Capacity within the pool is shared, giving shippers who forecast and book early a clear advantage. Every additional participant strengthens the collective volume and the negotiating position for what comes next.
Your volume. Your requirements. A procurement strategy built around both.
Exclusive procurement tor shippers with larger volumes, specific service requirements or a preference for dedicated carrier agreements.
Our procurement specialists have managed tenders on both the shipper and carrier sides of the table. This helps secure not only a competitive rate, but a commercially sound solution with the service levels, capacity and reliability your supply chain requires - within the timeline in which the business needs to decide.
From an isolated rate request to a full end-to-end tender, and from monthly or quarterly validity to annual agreements, the mandate is shaped around your business and preferred level of control.
Procurement that pays for itself.
Numbers measured on a global FMCG control-tower programme covering 350K+ TEU, 8,000+ trade lanes and 3,000+ supplier sites.
−31%
Freight forwarding cost saving
−25%
Demurrage & detention costs
+10%
Operational efficiency savings
+12%
Forecast accuracy uplift
Plan & Procure modules on a data-led operating system
The full methodology behind every CSA rate book that gets our clients the best terms.
Execution
Comprehensive shipment management across bookings, vendors and carrier allocation — delivered by proactive and responsive operational teams.
Financial Services
Flexible financing structures for freight, local and ancillary charges — designed around your unique business requirements.
Administration
Flexible billing — single, fully reconciled invoicing for all charges, available as consolidated or itemised, to ensure clean ledgers and maximum financial efficiency.
1/3+ of global green coffee shipments
Soft commodities
Coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton — origin- driven flows, harvest peaks, certified handling, contract calls that don't wait.
Santos
Hamburg
Abidjan
Amsterdam
Buenaventura
Antwerp
Bandar
Mundra
Reliability and competence
Consumer retail
Private-label and direct-import programs for supermarkets, fast fashion and high-volume furniture retailers. SKU-level visibility, clean cost recon, retail-window delivery.
Global furniture giant
Global fashion brands
European supermarket groups
Complexity, handled with confidence
Electronics
White goods and consumer electronics — high-value cargo, model-launch windows, multi-origin component flows.
Electrolux
Appliance OEMs
The world's biggest companies rely on us
FMCG
Food, beverage, pet care, household forecast-driven volumes feeding global brand supply chains on tight retail calendars.
Nestle
Mars
Barry Callebaut
[ FAQs ]
How do most customers find CSA?
How is CSA different from a freight forwarder?
Do you take commission from carriers?
What's the minimum volume to work with CSA?
Are you the same company as Commodity Supplies?
What is Cargoo and how does it relate to CSA?
Which industries do you specialise in?
What happens when something goes wrong?
[ Talk to procurement ]
Send us your top trade lanes and typical volumes — an experienced operator will come back with a benchmarked rate, a clear view of how we'd run the work, and a straight answer on which procurement mode fits.