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Leading Welsh food & drink distributor Wild Water Group signs logistics alliance agreement with GAC

From left, Peter Orange & Mark Horton (GAC), Ken Rattenbury & Nigel Payne (WWG) and Mike Millar (GAC) together with 1.5 million turkeys in Wild Water Group’s cold storage and distribution facility in Cardiff Docks.

Grangemouth, United Kingdom, 2 January 2019 – The largest bespoke temperature-controlled storage and distribution company in South Wales, the Wild Water Group, has appointed GAC as its international freight forwarding partner from the new year.

The Wild Water Group serves the food &...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/02/leading-welsh-food-drink-distributor-wild-water-group-signs-logistics-alliance-agreement-with-gac/

Shipping, logistics and marine giant GAC to set up operations at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD)

Leading integrated shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC is opening a warehouse and open yard in the Middle East’s largest industrial zone and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD).

The new GAC Abu Dhabi facility, expected to be fully operational by January next year, will serve a wide range of sectors including oil and gas, manufacturing, construction, FMCG, household effects, and specialist equipment.

GAC has been in Abu Dhabi since 1967, and...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/18/shipping-logistics-and-marine-giant-gac-to-set-up-operations-at-khalifa-industrial-zone-abu-dhabi-kizad/

Traffic safety in the driver’s seat for GAC Chairman’s Awards for HSSE Excellence 2018

Awards’ founder, Bjorn Engblom

Road safety took the front seat in GAC’s Chairman’s Awards for HSSE Excellence 2018. For the first time in the six-year history of the Awards, the top prize was shared by two companies, both of whom have taken concrete steps to reduce the risk of traffic accidents.

From the 28 entries received, the initiatives introduced by GAC Dubai and GAC Saudi Arabia to reduce vehicle accidents stood out, earning them the joint top spot. Both companies received a trophy and USD...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/17/traffic-safety-in-the-drivers-seat-for-gac-chairmans-awards-for-hsse-excellence-2018/

GAC wins Maritime Services Award at the Lloyd’s List South Asia, Middle East and Africa Awards

Meena Mathews, Regional Manager P&I – Middle East Region receives the Maritime Services Award at the Lloyd’s List South Asia, Middle East and Africa Awards 2018.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 November 2018 –  The GAC Group has yet another new addition to its trophy collection, after winning the Maritime Services Award at the Lloyd’s List South Asia, Middle East and Africa (SAMEA) Awards 2018.

The Award honours GAC’s ongoing commitment to the industry and to the raising of ship management...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/29/gac-wins-maritime-services-award-at-the-lloyds-list-south-asia-middle-east-and-africa-awards/

GAC supports Row4Ocean’s trans-Atlantic bid and marine preservation efforts

Loading of the ‘Year of Zayed’ boat in Dubai.

Freight services for ‘Year of Zayed’ boat from Dubai to Dakar and from Paramaribo back to Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 November 2018 – 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...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/28/gac-supports-row4oceans-trans-atlantic-bid-and-marine-preservation-efforts/

GAC Group P&I expert wins Women Professional Excellence for P&I Claims Management award

Meena Mathews, GAC Group’s Regional Manager P&I – Middle East, receives the Women Professional Excellence for P&I Claims Management award from H.E. Fareed Lutfi, The Secretary General, Emirates Insurance Association & The Secretary General, Gulf Insurance Association and Sohan Roy, Founder Chairman & CEO, Aries Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19 November 2018 – Meena Mathews, GAC Group’s Regional Manager P&I (Protection & Indemnity) – Middle East, has won the Women Professional Excellence for...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/19/gac-group-pi-expert-wins-women-professional-excellence-for-pi-claims-management-award/

GAC inaugurates new Dubai South contract logistics facility

A quarter of a century after opening the first distribution centre in the Middle East, GAC Dubai has officially unveiled its new purpose-built contract logistics facility, at Dubai South.

The inauguration ceremony was held under the patronage of His Excellency Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC) & Dubai South, and attended by GAC Group President Bengt Ekstrand, GAC Group Vice President for the Middle East Fredrik Nyström, GAC Dubai Managing Director...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/12/gac-inaugurates-new-dubai-south-contract-logistics-facility/

GAC wins The Maritime Standard Awards 2018 Transportation & Logistics accolade

Ronald Lichtenecker, Managing Director of GAC Dubai, receives the Transportation & Logistics Award in The Maritime Standard Awards 2018.

Dubai, UAE 18 October 2018 – The GAC Group has won the Transportation & Logistics title in the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent’s premiere shipping and maritime awards event, The Maritime Standard Awards 2018.

The award recognises GAC’s commitment to meeting customers’ needs for efficient and cost-effective support with a range of innovative transportation...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/18/gac-wins-the-maritime-standard-awards-2018-transportation-logistics-accolade/

GAC-owned office now open in Panama

As part of GAC Group’s growth strategy across the Americas region, a GAC-owned office is now operational in Panama, providing a wide range of shipping services to vessels calling at Panamanian ports or transiting the Panama Canal. 

The Panama Canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, permitting ships to travel around South America, saving time and money. In 2016, a new set of locks was opened to allow even larger ships to pass through the canal.

Bob Bandos, GAC’s Group Vice President –...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/15/gac-owned-office-now-open-in-panama/

GAC Laser appointed as exclusive onsite freight agent for AAD2018 expo

Paramount’s FLASH helicopter on display at the AAD2018 expo.

Entrusted with expert handling of sensitive cargo for defence gathering

Pretoria, South Africa, 11 October 2018 – GAC Laser Specialised Logistics pulled out all the stops to ensure smooth handling of dangerous goods and other defence-related cargo for the Africa Aerospace & Defence Exhibition (AAD) 2018. It was the fourth consecutive time that the company was entrusted with the sensitive cargoes as the official on-site freight...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/gac-laser-appointed-as-exclusive-onsite-freight-agent-for-aad2018-expo/

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