The Gulf Agency Company (GAC) and Rice Unruh Reynolds (RUR) have formed an alliance that encompasses the global marketing and provision of port agency services of both companies.
The GAC-RUR alliance offers a greater geographical spread of port agency services to ship owners, ship operators, traders, and to chartered clients of wet bulk, dry bulk and specialist carrier tonnage.
The alliance will manage approximately 35,000 port calls through its combined network of port agency offices, servicing over 1,500 ports and terminals around the globe. GAC will provide service coverage in Europe, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Asia, Australia/Oceania, US West Coast and the Americas. RUR, through its offices in the United States, will cover the US East and Gulf Coasts.
GAC is an 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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