SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Sustainable logistics must stem from the roots of an operation and exist throughout the life cycle of an event.  We are constantly evaluating our role in this and looking for ways to assist our customers to do the same.

Sustainable Logistics

We provide freight greenhouse gas emission data at quoting stage. Customers will see price, freight timelines and Co2e consumption information side by side, before placing a booking, empowering them to make informed decisions when choosing logistics options.

Freight CO2 emissions can be reduced if cargo is packed wisely, limiting the volumes and the requirements wherever possible.  At GAC Pindar, we encourage our customers to make use of our load optimisation software and limit the number of moves per cargo piece.

We provide options to use low emission vehicles where available and, when customer timelines allow, actively push freight via rail transport as the least environmentally harmful logistics solution, or onto ocean carriers, taking it off the roads and out of the air. To make this happen, logistics requirements and routing plans must be planned out well in advance. Customers can use our feasibility planning services to ensure freight is shipped as sustainably as possible.

Another focus area for the marine sport, leisure and event industries is the reduction in packaging materials that end up in landfill.  Our ‘on-the-ground’ team constantly looks at the recycling of levelling materials and reuses as much as possible. We advise on shrink-wrap requirements, suggesting ways to reduce the need and source recycling centres at arrival destinations.  Removal of single-use plastics throughout an events supply chain is a goal we share with many customers.

MarineShift360

In October 2019, we became a pilot partner of 11th Hour Racing’s Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool, MarineShift360, which was created to help the recreational and performance yachting world reduce its use of resources and cut waste, pollution and carbon emissions, driving a shift towards a circular economy. We have helped to shape the transport section of the tool and hope it goes on to help the industry identify where real, measurable reductions can be made in fossil fuel consumption. The tool is live and can be accessed here.

Acting Together

Increasingly, customers are seeking greener logistics solutions and, where possible, we provide information on how to make their freight operations more sustainable.

Much of this relies on having the time to make greenhouse gas (GHG) reducing decisions. However, we are realists and know that often time is not in anyone’s favour, so solutions often have to be found at the last minute pushing freight onto the roads and into the air. In such cases, we can put you in touch with a suitable carbon offsetting programme, placing you in full control of your investment.  With logistics often the part of a programme’s budget where cost efficiencies are sought, we will work with you to find the best way forward, both environmentally and economically.

GAC Pindar - Sustainability
GAC Pindar - Sustainability

Testimonials

Russell Clark – Owner, SY Flame Skimmer

“I have received outstanding customer service from the GAC Pindar team moving our Dragonfly 28 trimaran from the UK to the East Coast of the United States.
From the very first email quote I have been made to feel valued as a customer and, at every opportunity Verity Springer has been proactive, especially in the final stages. We had timely updates and information. I couldn’t have asked for more.”

Russell Clark
Owner, SY Flame Skimmer

Dave Endean – COO, INEOS Britannia

“Our bid to bring The America’s Cup home to the UK requires a higher level of support, understanding and expertise from all our partners. In GAC Pindar, we know we have that strength of commitment and capability.”

Dave Endean
COO, INEOS Britannia

Tim Doole – COO, Plyable

“No two of our products are the same, so our operations rarely involve repeating the same process. We manage multiple collections and deliveries across various countries, and GAC Pindar provides turnkey solutions for these complex logistics, expertly handling the diverse and unpredictable nature of our shipping requirements.”

Tim Doole
COO, Plyable

Paul Shelley – COO, Mark-Key

“GAC Pindar’s technical support, experience, and logistics, transportation and customs expertise were instrumental to the successful delivery of our seating canopy to Adelaide. Despite the challenges and timelines associated with the move, combined with the extremely tight timelines of the project itself, GAC Pindar enabled us to delivery to our client on time.”

Paul Shelley
COO, Mar-Key Group

Saskia Tidey – Olympic sailor, Team GB

“I just wanted to say a very big thank you for helping us import our Olympic Boat. Justyna was amazing and so incredibly helpful.”

Saskia Tidey
Olympic sailor, Team GB

Tyson Lamond – COO, American Magic

“On behalf of American Magic – thank you! The shipment of B3 to Barcelona was like clockwork. Martin, Olly and Luz’s attention to detail is second to none, and we truly appreciate this, as every 24 hours is so valuable for our team.”

Tyson Lamond
COO, American Magic

Fabricio Pablo Rama – Argentina Olympic Team

“GAC Pindar has provided an exceptional logistics service for the Argentina Olympic Team for almost a decade. They are the perfect complement to my technical knowledge of our race equipment and the management of the Olympic competition schedule. Logistics is a crucial part of our team’s performance; we must race our own customized boats in every competition around the world. We have achieved that with GAC Pindar, without fail.”

Fabricio Pablo Rama
Sailing Technical Logistics, Argentina Olympic Team

Neil Cox – Technical Director, The Ocean Race

“It was once again a genuine pleasure and reassurance to have GAC Pindar working alongside us as our logistics partner for this latest edition of The Ocean Race.

Never before has the race been more logistically challenging, requiring a high level of attention to detail in all the pre-race planning and needing to tap into the depth of experience and knowledge that the GAC Pindar team brings to the table. This helped us with all the dynamic situations that only a race like ours can generate for both ourselves and the teams.

I know I speak on behalf of all the teams and the entire race organisation when I say we could not have done this without ‘the next level’ support we got from the entire GAC team that came with us on this latest great adventure.”

Neil Cox
Technical Director, The Ocean Race

Mitch Booth

“GAC Pindar is known worldwide for their involvement in the sport of sailing with a deep understanding of yachts and equipment. They are the natural choice when it comes to shipping sailboats and provided us with the perfect solution to deliver Comanche to Europe”

Mitch Booth
Skipper, SY Comanche

GC32 Class Manager

“We are very happy to be able to count on GAC Pindar as the official shipping and logistics provider of the GC32 Racing Tour. They provide us and our participating teams with a solid, professional and reliable logistic service.”

Christian Scherrer
GC32 Class Manager

CEO EKS team, FIA WRX

“GAC looked after EKS’ logistics requirements on the FIA WRX championship for 2 years. During this time, we found them to be helpful, knowledgeable, passionate and professional. From the works supercars to any small part, they regarded them with equal importance. We highly recommend them in the pressured world of motorsports logistics”.

Klas Boman
CEO EKS team, FIA WRX

Marketing Communications Fleet Manager at Spark44

“Working in partnership with GAC allowed us to deliver our cars into China safely and on time. Communication was excellent and allowed us to track every step of the journey. Thanks to the support of GAC and their local teams we overcame many challenges and a grateful to them for helping to make the Dragon Challenge the huge success it has been.”

Rebecca Albright
Marketing Communications Fleet Manager at Spark44

Director of production, Realise Communication Sweden AB for Volvo Pavilion build, VOR 17-18

“We had great support from the team from GAC during the delivery of the Volvo Ocean Race. With a very tight schedule and limited space in the race-village to handle material, the containers and machinery need to be delivered exactly on time – GAC managed this challenge in an excellent way.”

Joakim Valfridsson
Director of production, Realise Communication Sweden AB for Volvo Pavilion build, VOR 17-18

Skipper – Concise 10, MOD70

“We have highlighted the vessel monitoring service to our insurance provider which has recognised it as a solid addition to our crisis management planning. Beyond this, the support and logistics services provided by GAC Pindar, especially while we are at sea, far surpass anything else on offer in the market today.”

Ned Collier Wakefield
Skipper – Concise 10, MOD70

Fédération Française de Voile

“GAC Pindar provided the French Sailing Team with competitive rates and the whole process went extremely smoothly: bringing together needs of other sailing federations and completing operations without any delays. I strongly advise others that they consider GAC Pindar.”

Lionel Cottin
Fédération Française de Voile

8th Dimension Performance Sailing

“I set high targets with our project to have eight Dragons sailing around Europe for charters, clinics and private events. For us, the fact that we could count on GAC Pindar’s experience and capacity to start moving our boats was a key element and allowed us to focus on the commercial and financial side of our start-up company. The process of delivering our boats from the UK to Portugal was very smooth and accurate, allowing us to start with our schedule with no issues. We are looking forward to continuing to work with GAC Pindar in the years to come and provide quality sailing to the lovers of our sport.”

Pedro Andrade
8th Dimension Performance Sailing

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