Schenker Australia Pty Ltd has been appointed Official Provider of Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance
Item Entered: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Schenker Australia Pty Ltd has been appointed Official Provider of Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
For the second time Schenker has been chosen to provide international freight forwarding and customs clearance expertise to the Commonwealth Games
As an Official Provider, Schenker has been appointed to provide freight forwarding and customs clearance services. Schenker’s role is to undertake planning, coordination and implementation of freight forwarding services for both air and sea freight. As a minimum this will encompass all inbound and outbound freight requirements, Australian Customs and Quarantine clearances and local delivery services.
With the success in other major events, such as the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, FIFA World Cup Korea Japan 2002™, Athens 2004 Olympic Games, SCHENKERglobalsportsevents has become the market leader in their field.
Mr. Ron Koehler, Managing Director Schenker Australia Pty Ltd said, "At Schenker we recognise that the sports events demand detailed planning to ensure our solutions and services meet the customer’s criteria”.
SCHENKERglobalsportsevents are responsible for providing streamlined services to various customer groups such as sports events organisers, broadcasters, press agents, sponsors, federations, suppliers and the athletes themselves.
Mr. Koehler adds, “For the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, we will establish dedicated venues teams to ensure fast and seamless freight forwarding and customs clearance operations. For our customers, we will ensure that our solutions and services are available 24/7, which we have learnt is a critical element for any major sports event.”
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Mr. John Harnden, said, "Operational excellence for athletic competition is a major task. To appoint Schenker as an Official Provider to the Games is ensuring that the freight will be delivered on time and in full."
Schenker Australia Pty Ltd was established in 1962 in Sydney and provides a complete range of international air and sea freight forwarding services from its premises in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and a subsidiary office in Auckland, New Zealand.
With annual sales of 8 billion euros, 39,000 employees and about 1,100 offices around the world, Schenker is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics services, offering land operations, air and sea freight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source. Schenker is a part of the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG.