Sharjah, UAE – Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately owned independent terminal operating and logistics company, has won the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year category at the Logistics Middle East Awards 2018 for its Positive Pulse employee wellness programme. Gulftainer was recognised from among 45 shortlisted companies across 12 categories at the event that celebrated excellence in the supply chain.

Launched in 2017 as a four-week corporate wellness programme with each week focusing on a distinct well-being theme, Positive Pulse was acknowledged for its significant beneficial impact on the company’s employees. The programme’s success has led to institutionalising the wellness program as a core part of Gulftainer’s employee engagement strategy.

Speaking on the achievement, Peter Richards, Group CEO of Gulftainer, said: “Gulftainer is proud to receive an accolade among other leaders in the sector at this prestigious industry awards event. Our success in the highly competitive category validates our commitment to promoting occupational health and well-being, and reinforces our dedication to investing in our employees.”

In addition to Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year, Gulftainer’s Jubail Container Terminal was shortlisted in the Supply Chain Hub of the Year category at the Logistics Middle East Awards 2018. The company’s Saudi terminal saw an impressive 26 per cent throughput growth last year, and received the largest container vessel to arrive at Jubail till date with the maiden call of Evergreen Marine Corporation’s 14,424-TEU EMC Taurus in November 2017.

Positive Pulse previously topped the Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative category at the Daman Corporate Health Awards 2017.

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About Gulftainer 

Gulftainer is a privately owned independent port operator. Established in the emirate of Sharjah in 1976, the rapidly expanding ports and logistics company has built up a strong presence in various parts of the world.

In the UAE, the company operates two main ports on behalf of the Sharjah Port Authority – Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) and Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT). Its flagship terminal, KCT, was recognised by the Journal of Commerce as the fastest terminal in the MENA region and the third-fastest in the world.

Outside the UAE, the Gulftainer Group operates and manages ports and logistics businesses in several countries including Iraq, Pakistan, Brazil, Lebanon and Turkey. In Saudi Arabia, Gulftainer holds a 51 per cent stake in Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO), operating at the Northern Container Terminal in Jeddah, Jubail Industrial Port and Jubail Commercial Port.

Gulftainer became the first port management company from the Middle East to operate in the United States following the signing of a 35 year agreement to manage the Canaveral Cargo Terminal in Florida, USA.Gulftainer won the Technology Implementation of the Year category at the Logistics Middle East Awards 2017. In 2016 and 2017, the company also bagged the Port & Terminal Operator Award at the Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East, Indian Subcontinent & Africa.

Currently handling an annual throughput of 6.5 million TEUs, Gulftainer aims to expand its global portfolio in the next 10 years to triple business volume worldwide to more than 10,000 vessel calls and triple container handling to 15 million TEUs. For further details, please visit www.gulftainer.com.

© Press Release 2018