FIA World Endurance Championship delivered by DHL
As official logistics partner of the WEC, DHL Global Forwarding is responsible for shipping all of the teams' motorsport materials and equipment to the overseas events. This includes delivering 33 race cars, three safety cars, one T-car and assorted equipment, as well as 10,000 tires and 198,000 liters of fuel to the worldwide race tracks. "DHL has been involved in motorsports logistics for more than 30 years," said Volker Oesau, CEO Middle Europe & Sponsor Global Automotive, DHL Global Forwarding. "The task of the DHL Motorsport Logistics and Events team is to ensure everything is in place, ranging from organizing and booking airfreight charters, ocean freight and trucking to handling all the documents, coordination and supervision on-site to the management of all ad hoc shipments. This season DHL will carry out 22 charter flights transporting 2,100 tons of airfreight and 250 TEU sea freight.”Round 5 of the 2016 season, the 6 Hours of Mexico Presented by AT&T, takes place in Mexico City at September 1-3.
