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Veteran industry professional will lend his experience to drive Gulftainer's global expansion
Sharjah - Gulftainer, the largest privately-owned, independent port operator in the world, has announced the appointment of Flemming Dalgaard, as the CEO of GT International, a division of The Gulftainer Group responsible for international operations.
As the CEO of GT International, Mr. Dalgaard will report directly to Gulftainer's Managing Director, Peter Richards, and is mandated with driving the international operations of the Company, which already has significant presence in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and Brazil. Gulftainer also recently marked its US entry with a 35-year concession agreement with Canaveral Port Authority to operate the port's first container and multi-cargo terminal.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Richards said: "Gulftainer has set ambitious goals to strengthen our international operations by exploring opportunities and other growth drivers. Mr. Dalgaard brings a wealth of experience that will add significant value to our expansion plans and ongoing operations."
Mr. Dalgaard added: "Gulftainer has already established its credentials globally through its vast network, efficient infrastructure and extensive partnerships. There is tremendous potential for the organisation to grow its footprint and build value that will benefit the industry as well as local economies."
Prior to joining Gulftainer, Mr. Dalgaard worked for over seven years at DP World Group, first as Senior Vice President/Managing Director, Europe & Russia region; and then as Senior Vice President of Strategy. Before that, he worked at Maersk Group, where he built up his career for more than 22 years, growing from Shipping through to managing all Maersk Line's activities in several regions, with his last position in the company being Managing Director of Maersk Line UK.
Mr. Dalgaard holds a BA degree in International Shipping and has completed numerous executive programmes, most recently at Wharton University, London Business School and the CSEP at Columbia University (New York.) He is also a Chartered Director at the IOD as well as a Chartered Fellow at the UK Institute of Logistics and Transport.
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About Gulftainer
Gulftainer is the largest privately-owned, independent port operator in the world. Established in the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE in 1976 Gulftainer is a rapidly expanding, dynamic ports and logistics company now operating in various parts of the world.
The UAE Gulftainer operates two main ports on behalf of the Sharjah Port Authority - Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) and Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT). As the Company's flagship terminal Khorfakkan was recognised by the Journal of Commerce as the fastest terminal in the MENA region and third in the world. In April of 2015 Khorfakkan container Terminal was named Shipping Port of the Year at the ITP SCATA Logistics ME awards.
Outside of the UAE the Gulftainer Group also operates and manages ports and logistics businesses in several countries, including the Iraq Container Terminal, the Iraq Project Terminal and Umm Qasr Logistics Centre in Iraq, Karachi in Pakistan, Recife in Brazil, Tripoli in Lebanon, Istanbul in Turkey and in the Northern Container Terminal in Jeddah, the Jubail Islamic Port and the Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia, where Gulftainer acquired 51 percent stake in Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO) in June 2013. The Company's most recent facility, Canaveral Cargo Terminal opened in Florida in the USA in June 2015, following the signing of a 35 year agreement, making Gulftainer the first Middle Eastern port management company to operate in the United States.
Currently handling an annual throughput of 6.5 million TEUs, Gulftainer aims to expand its global portfolio to reach 35 terminals across five continents, in order to support our ambitious target to triple business volume worldwide in the next five years with more than 10,000 vessel calls, and triple container handling to 18 million TEUs. www.gulftainer.com.
For further information, please contact:
Kelly Home / Sonia Blanco
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
+9714 4507600
kelly.home@bm.com / sonia.blanco@bm.com
Kathryn Bradley
Gulftainer
+9716 5128888
Kbradley@gulftainer.com
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