Risk assessment and cost optimisation in breakbulk logistics

In breakbulk, a quote is only as good as the assumptions behind it. A 12-tonne gap between declared and actual weight, a bulky case priced on weight instead of measurement, or FILO terms nobody explained to the client can eat the margin before the cargo moves. Add sanctions, fuel prices and a shortage of suitable vessels, and risk and cost become the same conversation.

This micro-learning by Proost & Partners and Loxygen shows where cost and risk build up in a breakbulk shipment. You work through the main cost drivers, the W/M principle and the value of pre-shipment surveys. You apply chartering terms such as FIO, FILO and LIFO, laytime and demurrage, and see how BIMCO HEAVYCON, PROJECTCON and rider clauses allocate risk. You also cover handling challenges, from SPMTs to securing and documentation, and how alternative routing, vessel positioning and FuelEU Maritime affect cost planning.