Gulftainer Company Limited

Gulftainer was founded in 1976 in Sharjah, UAE. From its modest beginnings as a company operating in the third largest UAE city, next to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, it has evolved into a widely-recognized player in the port management industry with its new additional port facilities located in Iraq, Lebanon, Brazil, Russia and Saudi Arabia. In Middle East alone, the company operates 8 terminals, more than any other company in the region. Gulftainer, under the leadership of Peter Richards, Group Managing Director, and Ramesh Shivakumaran, Group Director Business Services, has gained a high reputation as a dependable provider of productivity and customer-focused service.

What are the principles that apply in this complex, high-investment, extremely-competitive industry sector? Here are a few guidelines to give us a working knowledge of how Gulftainer achieved its own position as a leader in the industry:

1. Completely understanding the role of ports in international trade and transport

A thorough comprehension of the important rolethat ports play in the global trade and transportation industry is a must foranyone who plans to engage in this endeavor, whether as an entrepreneur,investor, consultant, employee or affiliate.

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