Tag: Gulftainer

Gulftainer seeks new concessions to reach its growth target

Gulftainer concessions

Gulftainer plans to invest USD 3 bln over the next five years with financing from investors and banks, as the privately owned UAE port operator seeks to double its container capacity and acquire assets, informs The National quoting Gultainer’s CEO. Peter Richards, Group Chief Executive Officer, told the publication that the company wants to reach […]

Gulftainer’s Sharjah Container Terminal achieves record productivity

Sharjah Container Terminal

Gulftainer, a privately owned United Arab Emirates port operator, registered a record gross crane productivity of 32.2 crane moves per hour in April 2018 at its flagship gateway terminal, Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT), in Port Khalid, informs Thomson Reuters Middle East edition Zawya. Compared to the industry average of 25 crane moves per hour, this significant […]

Gulftainer to develop a US East Coast port

port of wilmington

The State of Delaware, USA, has reached a preliminary agreement with the Gulftainer Group to lease the Port of Wilmington, construct a new container terminal on the Delaware River and significantly expand jobs at the Port over the next decade, Governor John Carney and Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock announced yesterday. The Port of Wilmington is […]

Gulftainer implements MACH TOS in its terminals

Sharjah Container Terminal

Gulftainer, a privately owned United Arab Emirates port operator, has successfully implemented the Marine and Container Handling (MACH) terminal operating system (TOS), writes TradeArabia. The new TOS will be rolled out across Gulftainer terminals in the UAE in a phased manner in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an IT services, digital and business solutions […]