Japan's rugby team in good hands with logistics "made in Germany"

Conceptum Sport Logistics is the official partner of the Japan Rugby Football Union for the European tour

Frankfurt/Tokyo – A round leather ball is unknown in many parts of the world. In Japan, for example, the leather ball is egg-shaped and in rugby is carried across the field. Conceptum Sport Logistics (www.conceptum-sport-logistics.com), the German project logistics specialist, is the official partner of the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) for logistics services during the 2012 tour. The contract between Conceptum (which is located near the Frankfurt airport) and JRFU (www.jrfu.org) constitutes the cornerstone of the new partnership.

Japan’s rugby team has a heavy schedule ahead of it: they will be squaring off against Romania in Bucharest on 10 November, Georgia in Tiflis on 17 November, and the Basque team on 21 November in San Sebastian. The final match will be against the French Barbarians in Le Havre. The German logistics provider Conceptum will be in charge of all team and equipment transport logistics for these matches. "We’re excited about this partnership, which nicely rounds out our portfolio of services for customers from the world of sports, as well as for numerous Olympics Committees. What’s more, the tight scheduling of the European tour is a logistical challenge," said Conceptum Sport Logistics CEO Sebastian Stahl.

In rugby, two 15 member teams go head to head, and the winner is the squad that has scored the most points at the end of the 80-minute match. Unlike in soccer, rugby points can be earned by means of various maneuvers. And Sebastian Stahl’s team also earns points – but its playing field is the entire planet. "Our transport logistics mileage during the first six months of this year equated to 1,425 trips around the world. For us, transport means assuming responsibility from dispatch to destination, as athletes themselves would do," Mr. Stahl adds. In this process the Conceptum team and its worldwide affiliates are always available to their customers, whether on the playing field, race course, or ice channel.

Conceptum Sport Logistics (www.conceptum-sport-logistics.com) has come to lead the global market in tailor-made transport solutions for sports equipment and other sensitive loads in cultural project logistics. The logistics company's team serves a variety of national Olympic committees as well as national and international sports associations around the world; the company's extensive experience and know-how provide ideal solutions in transporting and handling sports equipment such as bobsleds, boats and much more, along with team transports and accommodation at sports venues. Conceptum Sport Logistics' offices in Germany (Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg) and sports offices in Switzerland (Lausanne), Brazil, Canada have brought the company close to its customers and venues for genuinely local service. Ocean freight, air freight and road haulage – Conceptum Sport Logistics operates in more than fifteen countries with more than a hundred and fifty partners in international freight traffic from a one-stop shop.

More details: Conceptum Sport Logistics, Hessenring 13 A,

64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany, Web: www.conceptum-sport-logistics.com,

E-Mail: media@conceptum-sport-logistics.com

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