LOS Angeles-headquartered Rock-it Global, a division of Global Critical Logistics, has successfully handled the logistics for Team Canada's involvement at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
The Games were launched at an opening ceremony on October 20 and ran until last Sunday (November 5).
Rock-it - a provider of time-critical air, ocean and surface freight forwarding and logistics services for the live entertainment and music touring, sports, motorsports, broadcast, performing arts, tradeshow and corporate event sectors - transported food, medicine and sporting equipment for Team Canada, reports London's Air Cargo News.
It also handled all customs, carnets, and tariffs arrangements and exemptions for the importation of goods, working with various government agencies to ensure smooth transit.
The equipment it handled ranged from hockey sticks to sailing boat.
The Rock-it team had been preparing for Santiago 2023 for over a year prior to the Games' start, with team members scouting the 12 event venues, driving through each route to identify potential risks or challenges, drawing up contingency plans and arranging insurance coverage.
Then came the task of moving all that was required.
Josh Gordon, director, sports and broadcast at Rock-it Global, explained: 'Rock-it transports anything that helps the athletes feel at home, whether that be their favourite cereal bar, furniture, weight training equipment, or more obscure things like team signage and games for the athletes' lounge.
'We also had to transport the cargo in stages - first, shipping over items that are less bound to a set timeframe like apparel, and then moving to more time-sensitive items such as perishables, boats and sport equipment needed for training and competition.
'Right up to game day, we continue shipping last-minute items such as additional sizes of clothing and footwear for the team kits.'
Rock-it, which has been Team Canada's official Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker since 2016, set aside a warehouse for Santiago Games-specific cargo and offered delivery direct to Games sites and villages.
Freight was moved by both sea and air. It is now overseeing the return to base of cargo after the event.
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The Games were launched at an opening ceremony on October 20 and ran until last Sunday (November 5).
Rock-it - a provider of time-critical air, ocean and surface freight forwarding and logistics services for the live entertainment and music touring, sports, motorsports, broadcast, performing arts, tradeshow and corporate event sectors - transported food, medicine and sporting equipment for Team Canada, reports London's Air Cargo News.
It also handled all customs, carnets, and tariffs arrangements and exemptions for the importation of goods, working with various government agencies to ensure smooth transit.
The equipment it handled ranged from hockey sticks to sailing boat.
The Rock-it team had been preparing for Santiago 2023 for over a year prior to the Games' start, with team members scouting the 12 event venues, driving through each route to identify potential risks or challenges, drawing up contingency plans and arranging insurance coverage.
Then came the task of moving all that was required.
Josh Gordon, director, sports and broadcast at Rock-it Global, explained: 'Rock-it transports anything that helps the athletes feel at home, whether that be their favourite cereal bar, furniture, weight training equipment, or more obscure things like team signage and games for the athletes' lounge.
'We also had to transport the cargo in stages - first, shipping over items that are less bound to a set timeframe like apparel, and then moving to more time-sensitive items such as perishables, boats and sport equipment needed for training and competition.
'Right up to game day, we continue shipping last-minute items such as additional sizes of clothing and footwear for the team kits.'
Rock-it, which has been Team Canada's official Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker since 2016, set aside a warehouse for Santiago Games-specific cargo and offered delivery direct to Games sites and villages.
Freight was moved by both sea and air. It is now overseeing the return to base of cargo after the event.
SeaNews Turkey