Logistics partner to the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

PSP worked closely with race organisers to create a solid plan for the most reliable and cost effective way to transport the race equipment and villages from country to country. The plan involved four 40ft containers, containing all of the vital cargo, leapfrogging each other across the world. It meant that two would be in each key race stopover port at any one time.

Managing director Frank Dixie said: “It was all about meticulous planning and timing, working with the major international shipping lines to be 100% certain that each container would reach its destination on time, taking into account local laws and import regulations.”

To overcome the challenge of varying rules in customs PSP called upon its most powerful tool – its worldwide alliance of agents. “The power of having our people on the ground in each location was vital,”