Client Snapshot
The Client is recognized as a top ten global specialty chemicals and
biologics supplier. As a trusted manufacturer of specialty chemicals
and biologics for commercial life science applications, they provide
unique and innovative technologies and services to their customers.
With nearly 20 manufacturing facilities in eight countries and
spanning three continents, the Client requires a proven
Temperature-Controlled Shipping partner to support and manage
their multi-million dollar shipments whether it’s International Air
Freight, Domestic Air Freight, Ocean Freight, or Ground Services.
The Challenge
In an effort to maintain industry leading performance, the Client
was seeking out opportunities to drive down their transportation
costs – and they identified a big one. At the time, all cargo was
moved with the use of active temperature management solutions
(Csafe & Envirotainer). Use of those devices caused their
transportation costs to skyrocket. As requests for larger bulk
shipments by air were coming in, a solution for reducing air freight
costs became a top priority. The Client vetted the option of
delivering goods by ocean service, but quickly dismissed the mode
due to length of time for custom production of their chemicals.
The Solution
As a licensed freight forwarder, NVOCC, Indirect Air Carrier, and
U.S. Customs Broker, eShipping offers comprehensive international
services and technology to clients globally. Additionally, with our
direct access to all major global airlines and niche carriers, the
eShipping International team was able to quickly and effectively
evaluate all possible solutions on behalf of the Client. Our team presented several options with the recommendation of a
passive packaging temperature management system which
provides temperature stability to Air Freight shipments throughout
the supply chain. In addition to offering temperature stability, the
passive system offers significant cost reductions to the Client for
packaging and transporting their goods vs. the active systems.
Since eShipping provides this service to multiple clients in the
industry, onboarding the Client was seamless.
The Results
The results have been remarkable. Soon after the Client approved
the Passive System Transportation Solution by eShipping, our team
went to work on managing a 16 skid shipment in Europe that was
behind schedule. Not only did the cargo arrive at its destination on
time and perfectly temperature controlled, the Client saved nearly
40% from what they had been paying for with active temperature
management shipping. With full visibility into their
Temperature-Controlled Shipping options, the Client now makes
both passive and active temperature transportation decisions on a
case-by-case basis. eShipping continues to help the Client achieve
their goals of keeping transportation costs optimized at the lowest
level possible.