DP World and has announced a partnership with SailGP which will see it oversee the delivery of the global racing championship’s annual calendar of events.
SailGP is an international sailing competition featuring F50 foiling catamarans with countries each represented by a team. The 2024-25 season features Australia – which has been involved since 2019 – alongside nine other nations.
Regional operations around the world will provide on the ground support for each race weekend, with events being held across five continents over the course of the season which commences this weekend in Dubai.
A Control Tower Team stationed in the UAE will offer 24/7 global oversight and support.
Part of the logistics operations DP World will now be controlling for SailGP will also be the transport of the racing catamarans. The F50s must be deconstructed after every race and placed in bespoke containers before being reconstructed. Team boats, broadcast equipment and racecourse infrastructure will also provide transportation.
Storage handling, trucking, rail and barge transport capabilities will all be leveraged in order to deliver SailGP’s global events.
“We’re thrilled to welcome DP World onboard as SailGP’s Global Smart Logistics Partner,” SailGP Managing Director Andrew Thompson says.
“SailGP is one of the most complex logistical operations in sport, transporting thousands of pieces of race equipment around the world means we need to work with industry-leading forward-thinking partners such as DP World.
“Together, we’re finding new and innovative ways to bring our global calendar and the most exciting racing on water to more fans than ever before.”
The partnership is far from DP World’s first foray into the world of international sport. In 2023 it helped deliver the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Rome, and in 2024 it helped deliver the ICC Cricket World Cup in the United States.
DP World Chief Communications Officer Daniel van Otterdijk says the new partnership will offer new and exciting opportunities in the sporting logistics landscape.
“We’re delighted to partner with SailGP to help them deliver smarter, more efficient and more sustainable logistics solutions for their global calendar of races over the next three years,” van Otterdijk says.
“It’s another great opportunity to bring our global network and world-class logistics capabilities to the sporting arena and we’re excited to get started at the race this weekend.”
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