Freight, Unfiltered: What Your Ocean Freight Assumptions are Costing You
Sumisho Global Logistics USA
37:31
Ocean freight is often treated as the “slow but cheap” option, but that assumption can create costly mistakes in planning, budgeting, inventory strategy, and customer expectations.
In the final installment of our four-part "Which Transport Method is Right for Me?" series, host Jessa Morgen sits down with ocean freight expert Raymond Minott for a practical Q&A conversation about the myths, misconceptions, and overlooked realities shaping modern container shipping.
This session is designed for logistics professionals, importers, exporters, procurement teams, and operations leaders who want to make smarter transportation decisions, not just book shipments.
You’ll learn:
- Why “cheapest mode” thinking can backfire
- The hidden operational costs companies overlook when comparing freight options
- Common assumptions about transit times, reliability, and flexibility that no longer hold true
- When ocean freight is the smartest strategic choice, and when it absolutely is not
- How better ocean freight decisions improve forecasting, inventory flow, and customer experience
Attendees will also receive the final installment of our Which Transport Method Is Right for Me? decision guide series.
Speakers
Jessa Morgen
Digital Brand Marketing Manager
Jessa is a digital brand marketing manager specializing in B2B logistics, content strategy, and SEO, with a focus on temperature-controlled global freight and cross-border trucking. At Sumisho Global Logistics USA, she leads brand development, oversees multi-platform content programs, and builds narratives that turn technical logistics services into clear, compelling value stories for customers. With a background in on-camera hosting and a BFA from Rockford University, Jessa brings a blend of creative communication, data-driven strategy, and industry insight to her speaking engagements, where she focuses on modern content systems, customer-centric branding, and practical marketing frameworks for small, high-impact teams.
Raymond Minott
Cold Chain Manager, Sumisho Global Logistics USA
Ray has been in the logistics industry for thirty-nine years, He brings to the table a unique blend of experience. He is skilled in the areas of cold chain distribution, trucking, port and vessel operations. Over the years he acquired these attributes by direct hands-on experience. He is firm believer in that the best way to learn something is by doing it. Currently Ray heads-up Sumisho Logistics (USA) Corporation’s Cold Chain NVOCC team. He takes personal responsible to the day-to-day operations and works very closely with each of our associates in this department. With the constant changing logistics environment, he is constantly look for potential future obstacles and formulation a plan to circumvent them before prior to an issue developing.
Freight, Unfiltered: What Your Ocean Freight Assumptions are Costing You
37:31