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07 Mar 2023

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

GAC sets up first office in Vietnam
The GAC Group has partnered with SME Logistics Holding to open its first ever office in Vietnam.
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19 Jan 2023

Seattle, Washington, United States

GAC North America opens new office in Seattle
GAC North America - Shipping has opened its new office in Seattle, Washington, to support its growing customer base with a presence in the Pacific Northwest.
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17 Jan 2023

Alicante, Spain

The Ocean Race sets sail with GAC Pindar
The starting pistol for The Ocean Race fired in Alicante on 15 January, sending five IMOCA and six VO65 yachts away to Cabo Verde on the first leg of their races, with the...
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03 Jan 2023

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Exporters grant gold award to GAC Sri Lanka
GAC has been recognised as one of Sri Lanka's leading export agents at the 29th NCE Annual Export Awards.
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14 Dec 2022

Doha, Qatar

GAC Qatar opens new sustainability-built warehouse and office facility in Qatar Free Zones
GAC Qatar has opened a new sustainably-built 27,000 m2 multi-user contract logistics facility and office building in Ras Bufontas Free Zone, in partnership with Qatar Free Zones...
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20 Mar 2023

Kuwait

Oil spill
Kuwait Oil Company has declared a state of emergency due to an oil spill in the western part of the country.
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20 Mar 2023

Deendayal, India

Withdrawal of oil jetty
Oil Jetty No.7 at Deendayal port will be withdrawn for four days from 6 to 9 April.
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20 Mar 2023

Brisbane, Australia

Emergency towage exercise
There may be some disruption to shipping at Brisbane due to an emergency towage exercise on 30 and 31 March.
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18 Mar 2023

Worldwide

World Holidays: 19 March-1 April 2023
Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks.
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17 Mar 2023

Nantes/Montoir, France

No vessel movements due to strike action
Due to a port officers strike, there are no vessel movements at Nantes/Montoir for an indefinite period.
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19 Mar 2023

Editorial

Streamlining the supply chain
Technology is playing an increasingly critical role in the logistics that keep the FMCG sector nimble to keep up with increasing consumer demand.
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12 Mar 2023

Feature

Channelling Group expertise
GAC’s communal expertise about transiting the world’s key waterways was put in the spotlight in the first in a series of ‘Strait Talking’ discussions.
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05 Mar 2023

Feature

Clearing the backlog
With global port congestion concerns finally easing, GAC is looking to leverage the lessons learnt to ensure its ship agency services can tackle any challenge head on.
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26 Feb 2023

Feature

Not so fantastic
At the Omani port of Sohar, GAC is helping vessels address the issue of marine plastic pollution coming from ships.
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19 Feb 2023

Editorial

The Role of Trust in a Time of Technology
Merchant shipping is a technological juggernaut, but when an alarm triggers at 2am, that's the time when we get our agent out of bed.
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