Providing physical freight, price risk management and custom solutions

As a part of Cargill, a global provider of food and risk management products and services, Cargill Ocean Transportation is able to offer a variety of services and solutions that fit business needs.

Physical Freight Service

Our customers benefit from the quality and size of our time charter fleet combined with the experience and expertise of our worldwide logistics team. We ensure that cargoes arrive safely, on time and in good condition.  

Our physical freight solutions include:

• Competitive spot market or contract pricing backed by our promise to deliver
• Advise on spot market timing
• High quality vessels through our comprehensive vetting programs
• Unrivaled choice of vessel size and ocean coverage from capes to coasters
• Optimal vessel routing  through our global operations team

Price Risk Management Service

We have built global expertise in price risk management by serving internal and external business partners for over 50 years. In today’s volatile freight markets, our price risk management services can protect your business from market volatility and provides flexibility to choose the best pricing solution that fits your business needs.

We advise our customers on price risk issues that could affect their business today and in the future. Our services include:

• Short, medium or long term contracts
• Innovative and flexible pricing structures
• Price protection hedging solutions through the use of freight derivative products *

In addition to our pricing solutions we also offer customers a full freight market exposure and reporting solution.

Custom Solutions

We focus on safety, quality and risk management in everything we do, and aim to be recognized as the most innovative and customer-oriented partner in the market. Whether your needs are short, medium or longer term, contact us and together we will explore solutions that meet your shipping needs.

* May not be available in every country.