Dubai-based shipping and logistics company GAC Group (GAC) has launched its new global supply chain management service to allow fast and efficient delivery of ship spares and marine parts. Leveraging on the group’s infrastructure, GAC Marine Logistics Inc (GML) was created, dedicated to offering ship owners and spares suppliers an integrated and seamless door-to-vessel solution.
“GAC has traditionally been involved in the delivery of ship spares since 1956 as part of our ship agency services. Now with GML, we have extended our service all the way from pick-up at the ship suppliers’ door to delivery aboard ship,” says Chris Steibelt, managing director, GAC Marine Logistics Inc. This online system will be launched July 1, 2003.
To ensure time and cost efficiency, GML offers a wide range of transportation options such as air or sea freight, courier or road transportation. “By leveraging GAC’s strong carrier and supplier relationships, coupled with our strict compliance to global security standards, customers are assured of timely delivery of ship spares and marine parts. What’s more, GAC’s global buying power will enable us to provide the service at competitive rates, ” adds Steibelt.
Another feature of GML, said Steibelt, is that it eliminates the complexity of using multiple service providers with multiple invoices. By centralizing shipment information and operation in the GML Hub, customers have the benefits of a single-point contact and billing, according to a company press release.
The GAC Group (GAC) is the world’s largest independent shipping and transport services provider, with over 200 offices worldwide. Established in 1956, GAC’s core business covers three core areas—shipping, logistics and marine services. GAC employs more than 5,000 people worldwide. The GAC Group corporate head office is in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). — (menareport.com)
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