91% of Container Logistics Pros Spend Up to Seven Days on Trading Negotiations: Survey

According to a recent survey conducted by Container xChange, an online container logistics platform, 91% of professionals in the container logistics industry face lengthy negotiations leading to delays in production and delivery of goods.

Professionals participating in the survey highlighted significant concerns, including extended negotiation times, difficulties in finding trustworthy buyers, and protracted sales cycles.

Around 1200 supply chain professionals surveyed in the month of September (2023) shared that the negotiations take anywhere between one to seven days and only 9% were able to close the deals in a few hours.

91% of professionals in the container logistics industry face lengthy negotiations leading to delays in production and delivery of goods.

Accelerating Container Trading with Container xChange Instant Sales

To help tackle these glaring inefficiencies which cost considerable time, money and effort, Container xChange has introduced "Instant Sales Offers," a feature on the Container Trading platform of Container xChange for its subscribers, which allow container buyers and sellers to instantly purchase or sell containers.

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Christian Roeloffs, Co-Founder and CEO, of Container xChange said: “Traditionally, container trading involves a lot of back-and-forth negotiations via emails or calls, causing delays.  

"Container xChange platform streamlined it by moving search, negotiations, and deals online. Now we make it even faster by providing sellers and buyers with the opportunity to make deals instantly – like on Amazon or eBay.”

On the Container xChange platform, the trading process is significantly expedited, reducing negotiation times and delivering quicker, more efficient deals.

This translates to improved customer satisfaction, minimized operational delays, and a notable decrease in the risk of penalties for late deliveries.

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