FREDHEIM LOGISTICS // OCEAN · BARGE · INLAND

Commercial freight management for cargo owners and industrial shippers.

Outsourced freight expertise for companies that buy, sell, or move bulk and project cargo — without the fixed cost of building an internal freight department.

The brief

More than a broker. Less than a full internal department.

Fredheim Logistics provides outsourced commercial freight management for companies that move cargo but do not want to build a full internal freight desk.

We help cargo owners, purchasers, traders, terminals, and industrial companies manage ocean, barge, and inland freight with commercial discipline and experienced oversight — structuring freight properly, protecting margin, and reducing execution risk.

What we do

Support across the full freight cycle.

Engage Fredheim for one stage or the entire voyage — from setting strategy through to final discharge.

01

Freight strategy & market guidance

Read the market, time decisions, and set a freight approach that fits your cargo and risk appetite.

02

Ocean freight sourcing

Source competitive ocean tonnage across the right owners, operators, and trade lanes for your cargo.

03

Barge & inland logistics coordination

Connect ocean legs to barge, rail, and road movements so the chain holds together without gaps.

04

COA & spot voyage negotiation

Negotiate contracts of affreightment and spot fixtures on commercially sound, defensible terms.

05

Charter party review & commercial support

Review charter party terms and protect your commercial position before you commit.

06

Broker & carrier coordination

Manage brokers and carriers so responsibilities and accountability stay clear throughout.

07

Freight cost benchmarking

Benchmark rates and structure against the market to confirm you are paying fairly.

08

Demurrage, laytime & claims oversight

Track laytime, control demurrage exposure, and handle claims with discipline.

09

Terminal & cargo-flow coordination

Align terminal operations and cargo flow to keep vessels, stock, and schedules moving.

10

End-to-end shipment execution support

Oversee execution from nomination to discharge, so nothing slips through the cracks.

Who we serve

Built for companies moving cargo, not building freight teams.

For organisations handling bulk, breakbulk, project, industrial, and commodity cargoes.

A1Cargo owners
A2Cargo purchasers
A3Industrial importers & exporters
A4Cement, aggregates, minerals, steel & energy shippers
A5Traders & distributors
A6Terminals seeking cargo-development support
A7Companies without a dedicated freight desk
A8Project & breakbulk cargo movers
Why it matters

Freight is often the largest controllable cost in the supply chain — and one of the easiest places to quietly erode margin.

Poor structure, weak market timing, unclear responsibilities, and unmanaged voyage execution can turn profitable cargo into a loss.

Fredheim gives you access to senior commercial freight experience — applied to your specific cargo, lanes, and contracts — without the fixed cost of building it in-house.

The result: freight structured properly, margin protected, execution risk reduced, and better commercial decisions made with confidence.

A practical alternative

Where Fredheim sits in your supply chain.

Hiring a full freight team is expensive, slow, and often unnecessary. A broker quotes rates but owns none of your outcome. Fredheim is the disciplined middle.

A broker

Finds tonnage. Quotes rates.

Transaction-focused and useful — but the broker doesn't carry your commercial outcome, structure your strategy, or manage execution end to end.

Fredheim

Senior oversight across the cycle.

Commercial discipline, market guidance, and execution oversight that scales with your cargo volume, project activity, or market opportunity.

In-house desk

Full control. High fixed cost.

A dedicated team gives control, but is expensive to build, slow to stand up, and hard to staff with genuinely senior commercial experience.

Ways to engage

Scale support to the work in front of you.

E1

Single shipment

One-off commercial support for a specific cargo or voyage.

E2

Recurring cargo program

Ongoing freight management for a repeating cargo flow.

E3

COA strategy

Structure and negotiate contracts of affreightment over time.

E4

Outsourced freight desk

Broader, fully managed commercial freight oversight.

Start a conversation

Better freight decisions. Better cargo economics.

Tell us about your cargo, lanes, and what you're trying to solve. We'll come back with a straight read on whether and how we can help.

FREDHEIM LOGISTICS
OCEAN · BARGE · INLAND FREIGHT
COMMERCIAL FREIGHT MANAGEMENT