In much the same way as one-way leasing is shaking up the global supply chain, OVL Container is about to shake up freight and shipping with the launch of ‘OVL Partner’. This new partnership-scheme is completely unique, and it is poised to upend the container shipping-industry with savings of up to 25% per freight, a tripling of profit margins and lowered fees for end-customers.

According to Morgan Stanley and the World Economic Forum, the global supply chain is slow to change and to embrace new thinking- But it is definitely happening – and part of it is coming from up north…

Finnish SME and one-way container leasing specialist, OVL Container, is one of the players in
the supply chain that is pushing the shipping industry forward with its unique brand of container leasing. This time with a brand-new partnership scheme that just might revolutionize freight and shipping:

“Combating costs and optimizing margins are at the centre of OVL Partner, because these issues are what freight forwarders are the most concerned about. They usually work with small margins in their daily trade, but as part of this partnership scheme the loyalty and volume-related benefits included, as well as the inherent mutual business understanding over time, mean that forwarders could triple their profit margins”, says OVL Container’s Managing Director – and initiator of the scheme – Osmo Lahtinen.

The partnership approach just makes sense

Additionally, freight forwarders dealing with ocean freight would be able to cut costs by about 25% by eliminating trans-loading and reducing the amount of blank sailing, currently happening, globally.

Usually, if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. In the case of OVL Partner, however, it is more than a mirage. It is made possible because of the one-way container leasing-model – and because of the business acumen of OVL’s specialists:

“One-way leasing is vastly different than conventional container shipping. We are among a few one-way leasing specialists, who are challenging industry conventions and embodying industry ‘next practice’. A part of defining what is next is embracing new business models. Furthermore, we wanted to be the first to introduce this mutually beneficial partnership approach; it just makes sense. And it even allows for lower fees for the end-user. So, it is a win-win-win for everyone involved”, Osmo Lahtinen adds.

Key Facts and Figures

  • OVL Partner offers possible savings of 25% on ocean freight and up to a 300% increase in profit margins.
  • OVL Partner launches Q3 2025 and currently accepting enquiries at info@ovlcontainer.com.   
  • OVL Container was founded in 2007 and has specialised in one-way container leasing since 2013.

Source: OVL CONTAINER