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GAC (Gulf Agency Company)

Growth Score40DXBi Rank96Heat Score100

Gulf Agency Company Ltd

Global provider of shipping, logistics and marine services

Founded 1956Private (privately held international group)Jebel Ali Free Zone (Gate 4), GAC Headquarters Building, Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE, Dubai1000+ employeesgac.com
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Overview

GAC (Gulf Agency Company) is a global shipping agency, freight forwarding and marine logistics group whose corporate/Group headquarters is in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE. The company traces its founding to 1956, when it was established in Kuwait by Swedish entrepreneur Bengt Lindwall to provide ship agency services, and it has since grown into a network of roughly 300+ offices across some 50 countries offering ship agency and husbandry, freight forwarding, international moving, warehousing/logistics and offshore/marine support to sectors including oil & gas, energy, construction and shipping. It is privately owned (not publicly listed) and operates as a family/privately-held international group with a Dubai-based corporate head office.
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Details

Operating Status
Active
Company Type
Private (privately held international group)
Headquarters
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Gate 4), GAC Headquarters Building, Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
Founded
1956
Company Size
1000+ employees
Website
gac.com

Products & Services

GAC Ship Agency

Port call and ship agency services for vessels, including husbandry and protecting agency

GAC Bunker Fuels

Marine fuel supply and bunkering services

GAC Contract Logistics

Warehousing and contract logistics for sectors such as retail and e-commerce

GAC Freight Services

Freight forwarding across air, sea and land

GAC Project Logistics

Planning and execution of complex/oversized project cargo movements

GAC Marine

Offshore support, tug & barge operations and rig moving services

GAC International Moving

Household goods and relocation logistics services

GAC Time Critical Logistics

Expedited, time-sensitive logistics solutions (e.g. urgent spare parts, medical shipments)

GAC Mobile Directory App

Mobile app providing GAC's global office directory and contacts (iOS/Android)

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Technology

Tech stack

Manhattan SCALE (warehouse management system, used by GAC Dubai Contract Logistics)Angular (front-end, per GAC Senior Software Engineer – Front End job listing; React noted as a plus)

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Projects

AcquisitionCompleted

GAC to acquire Quadrant Pacific's ship agency business

GAC Group (via GAC New Zealand) agreed to acquire the ship agency business of Quadrant Pacific — its long-standing network partner in New Zealand, previously part of Swire Shipping — with offices in Auckland, Tauranga, Napier and Marsden Point, integrating agency staff into GAC New Zealand. Deal value undisclosed; closed effective 1 July 2024.

Jun 14, 2024

Internal Restructuring / Leadership AnnouncementCompleted

GAC Group management restructuring – new commercial appointments

GAC announced a round of managerial appointments (Ronnie Knowles as Group Sales Director – East, Neil Godfrey as Group Sales Director – West, Gurumurthi Shankar as Commercial Director) intended to sharpen the group's commercial focus globally, with direct implications for GAC's UAE headquarters operations.

May 16, 2021

DivestitureCompleted

Sale of GAC Laser International

GAC sold its South Africa-based joint venture logistics company, GAC Laser International, to German logistics firm Fr. Meyer's Sohn. GAC stated the transaction does not affect GAC Shipping South Africa's separate, ongoing shipping operations in the country.

Jul 30, 2025

Contract AwardAnnounced

GAC signs deal to support Northern Lights Joint Venture

GAC signed an agreement to provide ship agency, customs clearance and data integration services for the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage joint venture (owned by Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell), supporting liquefied CO2 tanker calls (managed by K Line LNG) across Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, building on GAC's involvement with the project since 2019.

May 13, 2025

PartnershipAnnounced

GAC named Official Logistics Partner for The Ocean Race

GAC renewed its partnership with The Ocean Race for a fourth consecutive edition, becoming logistics partner for The Ocean Race Europe 2025, The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 and the round-the-world race starting in Alicante in 2027, providing freight, feasibility planning and carbon reporting for event infrastructure.

Mar 31, 2025

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