DHL Global Forwarding puts Japan�s FIA races into top gear with multimodal freight for racecars and equipment

• Air and ocean
  freight will carry critical vehicles from UK and China to Japan
• DHL’s multimodal
  solution was designed to maximize safety while minimizing lag between adjacent
  races on both championships’ schedules

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TOKYO,
JAPAN – Media OutReach – 17 October 2018 – DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international
provider of air, sea and road freight services, will provide end-to-end
multimodal freight support for the back-to-back Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) World Endurance
Championship (WEC) and the WTCR —
FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) Race in Japan. As
the official logistics partner of the global championship races for the seventh
year, DHL Global Forwarding will deliver racing cars, spares and equipment via air,
ocean and land freight to the WEC’s Fuji International Speedway and WTCR’s Suzuka
Circuit.

 WTCR drivers race in three continents across the season thanks to DHL

Tom Coronel prepares to go racing in the WTCR with the support of DHL

To support the races, DHL Global Forwarding will manage
all transportation, customs clearance, and ground handling for 36 racecars,
spares, and ancillary equipment — including everything from specialized tires
to high-performance engine blocks. Prior to the WEC race at Mount Fuji, DHL
will ship the cargos via a combination of ocean and air freight from the United
Kingdom and Germany to the Port of Tokyo, before delivering the cars and other
equipment to the race circuits via road. In the lead-up to the WTCR’s race, a
second set of vehicles will arrive via ocean freight direct from their previous
race in Wuhan, China.

 

“It is our honor to be partnering with the
FIA once again for both the World Endurance Championship as well as the WTCR
Race of Japan,” said Charles
Kaufmann, President/Representative Director — Japan K.K, and CEO, North Asia
South Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding. “As with all of the motorsports events we
support around the world, our goal remains the same: deliver the race’s
critical ingredients with speed and agility, while also
ensuring the utmost safety and regulatory compliance of these precious cargos. Given the
relatively tight scheduling between each championship’s events, we’ve also
optimized our delivery patterns to ensure the cars move swiftly from their
prior engagements to Japan before continuing on their global tours.”

 

DHL Global Forwarding’s rapid shipments and expertise
in automotive handling will play a major role in ensuring the cars move from
circuit to circuit according to the FIA’s precise schedule. Immediately after
each race, DHL’s teams will load all goods, transport them from circuit to
port, and clear customs within 72 hours, before conveying the cars to their next
outings in Shanghai (WEC) and Macau (WTCR).

 

The FIA WEC, also known as 6 Hours of Fuji, will
be held from 12-14 October 2018 at the foothills of Mount Fuji. The three-day
event will see the likes of world-renowned racers like Fernando Alonso, Bruno
Senna, Jenson Button and Oliver Webb race to the finish line during an
endurance competition that lasts six hours, stretching over a 4.5-kilometer loop
with 16 spectacular twists and turns.[1]

 

Meanwhile, the WTCR Race of Japan will be held
over the weekend of 26-28 October 2018, consisting of three races totaling 42
laps and 168 kilometers.[2]
At the Suzuka Circuit, home to the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix since 1987, drivers
will be tested on their skills thanks to a unique figure-of-eight layout and variety
of corners.

 

DHL — The logistics company for the world

 

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