Tackling Rubgy World Cup logistics
The Rugby World Cup 2023 will take place from 8 September to 28 October 2023, in France. Geodis has been chosen as official freight carrier for the tournament.
The Geodis group has assigned around 140 employees to the operational organisation of this event. In all, some 80 t of equipment essential to the teams will be airlifted to France. Geodis will transport the equipment to and from the teams’ countries of origin, located on five continents. For journeys of under 300 km, the cargo will be trucked with biogas-fuelled vehicles.
Stéphane Cassagne, CEO France for Geodis: “Transport and logistics are among the prerequisites of any successful sporting event. On the strength of our experience at Euro 2016 and the Women’s World Cup in 2019, we will be providing a robust, coordinated operational system for this prestigious sporting event.” (mk)