Ship Agencies

GAC wins ShipTek Best Ship Agency Award for second consecutive year

GAC wins ShipTek Best Ship Agency Award for second consecutive year

GAC has been named the best ship agent in the ShipTek Maritime Awards for the second year running. The awards, held in conjunction with ShipTek Maritime Conference, recognise companies that have made significant contributions to the maritime industry.

The award was accepted by Mikko Wieru, GAC’s Group Sales Director – East, who says: “This recognises the hard work of our people and the trust that we have meticulously built and...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/05/gac-wins-shiptek-best-ship-agency-award-for-second-consecutive-year/

Geest Line returns to Portsmouth

Geest Line returns to Portsmouth

Eastern Caribbean shipping firm Geest Line is returning to Portsmouth two years after relocating to Dover.

The company moved its cargo handling operation to the Kent port due to scheduling difficulties at Portsmouth, which have now been resolved.

Geest Line’s headquarters and its 32 staff remained in Hampshire and bosses say it makes logistical and business sense to return.

The company has been an exclusively Europe-to-Caribbean freight operator for more than 60...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/23/geest-line-returns-to-portsmouth/

Wallem turns to collaborative inboxes to deliver swifter ship agency services

Frank Coles

Wallem turns to collaborative inboxes to deliver swifter ship agency services

Wallem Group is introducing collaborative inboxes to its agency business line, in a move designed to enhance responsiveness in communications by overcoming the limitations of conventional end-to-end email. The rethink on how communication takes place between Wallem’s agents and its counterparties is part of a broader digital transformation championed by CEO Frank Coles aimed at streamlining interactions with...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/13/wallem-turns-to-collaborative-inboxes-to-deliver-swifter-ship-agency-services/

GAC appoints new Vice President for Americas Region

GAC appoints new Vice President for Americas Region

GAC Group President Bengt Ekstrand has announced the appointment of Pontus Fredriksson as Group Vice President – Americas, following the retirement of Bob Bandos who held the position since March 2018.

Bandos was part of the GAC Group for 15 years, also serving as Managing Director of GAC North America – Shipping. He will continue to support the Group in a consultative and advisory role until the end of the year.

A graduate of Stockholm...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/01/gac-appoints-new-vice-president-for-americas-region/

GAC Sweden strengthens national coverage with transfer of SwedAgency AB operations

Björn Fischer (left), Managing Director of SwedAgency AB with Johan Ehn (right), Managing Director, GAC Sweden

GAC Sweden strengthens national coverage with transfer of SwedAgency AB operations

Move sharpens focus on ship agency and logistics service in Stockholm area

Gothenburg, Sweden, 1 August 2019 – From today, 1 August 2019, GAC Sweden takes over the ship agency activities of SwedAgency AB throughout the country, in a move that will boost its operational presence in and around the capital...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/01/gac-sweden-strengthens-national-coverage-with-transfer-of-swedagency-ab-operations/

WaterFront carves new territory with Houston move

An areal view of part of Houston Port. Copyright Ken Cedeno 2014

WaterFront carves new territory with Houston move

​18 July 2019 – Global port agency business, WaterFront Maritime Services (WaterFront) has today opened a local agency office in Houston, Texas. The company, which is one of the world’s largest port agency networks, says its Houston office has been established to help charterers, owners, and operators to manage their risk in this strategically important high-volume location.

WaterFront...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/18/waterfront-carves-new-territory-with-houston-move/

Wallem reboots agency business with software for simpler workflows

Frank Coles, CEO, Wallem

Wallem reboots agency business with software for simpler workflows

Wallem Group is rolling out cloud-based software to reduce paperwork and streamline workflows across its ship agency business. Simplifying the management of documentation and actions required in port calls in a unified system will reduce administrative overheads and enable Wallem’s agents to enhance service quality and consistency to customers worldwide.

Wallem has chosen to migrate to the a3 Agency System,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/18/wallem-reboots-agency-business-with-software-for-simpler-workflows/

Crowley Realigns Solutions and Shipping Business Units to Enhance Value, Focus for Customers

Shiju Zacharia

Crowley Realigns Solutions and Shipping Business Units to Enhance Value, Focus for Customers

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; May 14, 2019) ­– To drive innovation and value for both commercial and government customers, Crowley Maritime Corp. today announced a realignment of its Shipping and Solutions business units to further enhance the company’s focus on non-asset based customer solutions.

Commercial project management and engineering services both will move to the Crowley Shipping business...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/14/183081/

Solar energy to power GAC Dubai’s warehouses

GAC Logistics Park in the Jebel Ali Free Zone

Solar energy to power GAC Dubai’s warehouses

Combined production equivalent to energy needed to power 20,000 households over 20-year project lifetime

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 7 May 2019 – GAC Dubai is installing over 15,000 high-efficiency solar panels to generate electricity for two of its contract logistics facilities.

It has appointed Total Solar Middle East, a 100% owned Total subsidiary dedicated to solar activities, to fit the SunPower®...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/07/solar-energy-to-power-gac-dubais-warehouses/

New GAC UK offices in Harwich & Ramsgate to better serve oil, gas & renewables clients

Left to right: Ben Timpson (Project Agency Team Co-Ordinator) and Steven McWilliam (Project Agency Team Manager) at the port of Ramsgate.

New GAC UK offices in Harwich & Ramsgate to better serve oil, gas & renewables clients

Grangemouth, United Kingdom, 3 May 2019 – GAC UK has opened two new branches, in Harwich and Ramsgate, to meet the increased demand in oil, gas and renewables work in the South of England.

Both locations are actively servicing projects within their areas, and their addition...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/03/new-gac-uk-offices-in-harwich-ramsgate-to-better-serve-oil-gas-renewables-clients/

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