Freight services for ‘Year of Zayed’ Boat between international transit ports
GAC is supporting the Dubai-based syndicate Row4Ocean’s attempt to complete an endurance-testing journey from Dakar in Senegal to Paramaribo in Suriname, whilst spreading an important marine preservation message.
Row4Ocean is the initiative of Patrick Bol, syndicate owner and skipper rower of the high-tech trimaran ‘Year of Zayed’, in collaboration with global trade enabler DP World. Patrick will lead a team consisting of Andrew Ruinoff, Lewis Knollman and Matt Wilds as they row 2300 nautical miles across the Atlantic.
Through the challenge and along the way, they will raise awareness about ocean pollution by collecting daily water samples and sending them for analysis back in Dubai.
GAC is providing freight services for the boat’s journey from Dubai, where it was built, to the starting point at Dakar. After the ‘Year of Zayed”s trans-Atlantic journey, GAC will again be at hand to provide logistics services for the journey back to Dubai.
“The oceans and seas are GAC’s lifeblood, so we are always looking for ways to promote the preservation of the marine environment,” asserted Stuart Bowie, GAC Group Vice President, Commercial, in support of the initiative.
The ‘Year of Zayed’ left Jebel Ali Port in early November and arrived in Dakar on 4 December. After customs clearance, unloading and trimaran assembly works, the rowing team will set off to cross the Atlantic on 14 December, due to arrive in Paramaribo on 7 January, after rowing an average of 14 hours a day.
