port operations & management and transport & logistics founded 1976 headquarters sharjah united arab emirates area served united arab emirates iraq lebanon saudi arabia brazil pakistan and the united states products port investment development management and operations . transport of all cargo types including project cargo ; third party logistics ; freight forwarding ; contract logistics ; container repairs and minor ship repairs services ports and logistics management parent crescent enterprises subsidiaries momentum logistics website gulftainer.com gulftainer is an independently owned global port operator with its corporate head office in the united arab emirates uae . established in 1976 the company today manages about 40 % of all the major container terminal facilities in the middle east and has business operations in seven countries around the world . 1 the company s primary business is container with additional and bulk cargo handling within port terminals and logistics cities . contents 1 history 2 timeline 3 operations 4 recognition 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit gulftainer was formed in 1976 to manage and operate the sharjah container terminal sct on behalf of the sharjah port authority . ten years later a concession was awarded to gulftainer to manage and operate khorfakkan container terminal kct in khorfakkan port and the container terminal in hamriyah port sharjah . in 2004 gulftainer expanded beyond the uae initially as a consultant to the kuwait port authority . later the same year it inaugurated the purpose built sharjah inland container deport sicd near the sharjah dubai border . 2 further development continued into south asia and africa in 2006 3 as it commenced transport and logistics joint ventures with pak shaheen in pakistan and uae based al marwan to manage and operate moroni port in the comoros islands . gulftainer khorfakkan port in 2008 a transport and logistics joint venture with demas international in turkey lead to gulftainer launching momentum logistics a full service third party logistics company . momentum was soon awarded a contract to manage logistics and vessel operations at ruwais port in abu dhabi uae in 2009 . iraq container terminal the iraqi port authority granted gulftainer concessions to operate cargo facilities in umm qasr port the primary marine gateway into iraq . terminal operations started in 2010 ; and were expanded in 2012 . in 2013 gulftainer commenced development of a logistics city development in umm qasr 4 which is now fully operational . in 2011 gulftainer signed a major joint venture agreement with prominvest the financial and investment arm of russian state corporation russian technologies to develop projects in russia . 5 the company made its first expansion into south america by establishing terminal operations in the port of recife brazil in 2012 . in the same year gulftainer was awarded the concession to develop and operate a new container terminal at the port of tripoli in northern lebanon 6 the concession is for 25 years with an investment of over usd 60 million in new equipment and machinery . in june 2013 gulftainer completed a major acquisition by securing the majority shareholding in saudi arabia s gulf stevedoring contracting company gscco almost doubling the company size . this acquisition made gulftainer the largest port operator in the middle east with regard to the number of terminals managed . 7 sharjah inland container depot in june 2014 gulftainer signed a 35 year concession with the canaveral port authority in florida usa to operate and develop its container and multipurpose cargo terminal . the terminal is gulftainer s first venture in the united states . 8 the gulftainer group operates and manages ports and logistics businesses in several countries including the uae iraq saudi arabia lebanon the usa pakistan and brazil . timeline edit operations edit gulftainer locations in the uae gulftainer operates three container terminals on behalf of the sharjah port authority khorfakkan container terminal located on the east coast handling around four million teus annually . sharjah container terminal based in port khalid which is a major import export facility for industries located in sharjah in the uae s industrial zones and in the northern emirates along with container facilities in hamriyah port . sharjah inland container depot sicd a large inland terminal owned and operated by gulftainer that provides 35 covered warehouses custom clearance storage facilities and a container depot . gulftainer operates the iraq container terminal and the iraq project terminal at the umm qasr port . in brazil gulftainer manages operations within the port of recife and provides stevedoring services at the port of suape ; in lebanon from 2016 it will operate facilities in the port of tripoli ; whilst in the usa gulftainer commenced operations of all container and multi cargo facilities in port canaveral florida in january 2016 . 8 gulftainer s non port business activities include providing 3pl third party logistics services within the uae iraq and pakistan . momentum logistics gulftainer s logistics subsidiary was established in 2008 ; it manages the group s transportation and logistics operations throughout the middle east and asia . 9 the company also owns and operates two logistics cities the sharjah inland container depot on the dubai sharjah border with services ranging from customs clearance warehousing and storage to inland transportation and in iraq the umm qasr logistics centre a fully integrated logistics facility spread over an area of 750 000 square metres 8 100 000 sq ft . 4 enabling the direct movement of cargo from the iraq container terminal ipt in the north port without the need for port side customs clearance . in saudi arabia the company operates container terminals within jeddah islamic port and jubail commercial port . recognition edit kct was recognized as the most productive port in europe the middle east and africa emea by the journal of commerce port productivity report for 2013 . it was also awarded a second place in the top 10 terminals in emea and third in the top 10 worldwide ports category . 10 gulftainer s kct was the first port of call 1 in the middle east for cma cgm s marco polo at the time the world s largest container ship on its maiden voyage across the persian gulf . in april 2015 kct was awarded the scata shipping port of the year . 11 this was followed by the gulftainer company receiving the port operator of the year award from lloyds list at the middle east and indian subcontinent awards ceremony in december . 12 this award recognises the company or port authority that has maintained the highest standards of operational efficiency and customer service throughout the year . 13 see also edit crescent enterprises references edit a b gulftainer sees 24 % increase in 2012 trade volumes . . gulftainer . 17 feb 2013 . retrieved 8 march 2015 . sharjah inland container depot . retrieved 21 april 2014 . facts and figures . gulftainer . a b umm qasr logistics centre . gulftainer . retrieved 8 march 2015 . gulftainer to invest 500m in russia . trade arabia . retrieved 21 april 2014 . lebanon signs contract with gulftainer for tripoli . port . 9 october 2013 . retrieved 21 april 2014 . global container terminal operators annual review and forecast 2013 . drewry . a b gulftainer expands into usa . gulftainer . retrieved 8 march 2015 . container repair . momentum . retrieved 21 april 2014 . mongelluzzo bill . port productivity pdf . joc group . retrieved 8 march 2015 . winners 2015 . arabian supply chain . arabian supply chain . retrieved 15 august 2016 . gulftainer wins port operator award at lloyd s list middle east & indian subcontinent awards 2015 . zawya . 15 december 2015 . retrieved 15 august 2016 . port operator award . lloyd s list . retrieved 15 august 2016 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gulftainer & oldid 734566469 categories companies of the united arab emiratescompanies based in sharjahcompanies established in 1976multinational companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 august 2016 at 05 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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