Schenker Logistics for the US Sailing Team
Item Entered: Thursday, March 25, 2004
More than 470 athletes representing over 30 countries competed on Biscayne Bay at the Rolex Miami OCR
Once again, the USA's Olympic sailing hopefuls had a chance to gauge themselves against the world's best as they prepared for the coming sports events. More than 470 athletes representing over 30 countries competed on Biscayne Bay at the Rolex Miami OCR. Schenker's US subsidiary Schenker, Inc. was the official provider of the logistics for the US Sailing Team and a number of other countries as well. This included worldwide shipping, customs clearance, storage, unloading/loading containers and site deliveries.
Established in 1990, this annual event organized by the Olympic Sailing Committee of US Sailing is sailed on Biscayne Bay and features elite-level competition in the classes selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the only International Sailing Federation (ISAF) grade-one ranking event in the U.S. for Olympic classes, the Rolex Miami OCR has a track record for high attendance by foreign teams. Hosts for the event are the U.S. Sailing Center; Coral Reef, Key Biscayne and Miami Yacht Clubs; the Coconut Grove Sailing Club; and Castle Harbor Sailing School.
For American sailors, the event is especially important as a ranking regatta for sailors hoping to make the US Sailing Team. The US Sailing Team annually distinguishes the top-five ranked sailors in each Olympic class.
Headed by Peter Schweizer, Schenker's Manager for Global Sports Events for the Americas, Richard Todorovic, Schenker's Sports Operations Manager for USA and his team was handling all the logistics for the US Sailing Team and the other participants. In addition, Schenker provided services to sponsors and media.
With annual sales of 6.5 billion euros, 36,000 employees and about 1,100 offices around the world, the Stinnes subsidiary Schenker is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics services, offering land transport, air and sea freight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source. Stinnes is a Deutsche Bahn AG company.
