When is it worth adding a second ocean carrier?
For a small but growing import volume, how would you weigh resilience against losing some rate leverage?
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- Look at whether the second service adds a genuinely different routing or departure option. Two contracts that share the same bottleneck may offer less resilience than you expect.
- Keep enough volume with each provider to understand the service and maintain a working relationship. A backup you never use may be difficult to activate at the worst moment.
- Compare the cost with the business impact of losing a sailing or lane. The right answer depends on how much disruption your stock and customers can absorb.
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