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WORLD AND LIFE
TCR 2017
The long way to Asia
SEL ARCESE HAS ORGANIZED THE SHIPPING TO THAILAND
For the third successive year, the
final race meeting of the TCR
International Series’ European leg
also marked the beginning of the
logistics operation to ship cars and
parts to Asia for the final part of the
season.
On July 11th and 12th, at Genoa’s
Voltri harbour, personnel of SEL
Arcese, the official logistics partner
of the series, organised the loading
of 19 containers (482 items weighing
a total of 100 tons between cars and
spare parts) that were loaded onto
the cargo ship Tampa Triumph on
July 16th. This brand new, Panama-
registered vessel, with a gross
tonnage of 151,000 tons, set sail on
July 18th to Singapore, where it is
due to call on August 13th.
There, the TCR containers will be
transferred to the Thai ship Wana
Bhum (gross tonnage 31,000 tons)
that is due to arrive at Laem
Chabang in Thailand on August 17th.
Once in Thailand the containers will
be loaded on trucks to cover the 420
km on the crowded Thai motorways
up to Buriram’s Chang International
Circuit.
The operation in Genoa involved 38
people: three from SEL, three workers
of the harbour warehouse, three
employees of the shipping company,
three custom officers and twenty-six
team members.
“These three years with the TCR
International Series have been
exciting and full of challenges. We
have believed in this project from
the very beginning and we are very
pleased to have given our
contribution to the success of this
wonderful championship. When we
started, our company was not well
known in the car racing business,
however we have managed to gain
the confidence of teams, promoters
and suppliers, proving to be a
professional and reliable partner.
And we thank Marcello Lotti for
giving us the opportunity to be part
of this fantastic adventure,” said Pier
Carlo Bottero, the CEO of the