The UK arm of the GAC shipping, logistics and marine services group, with its UK head office in Grangemouth and about 18 other offices at British ports.
GAC UK is the British business of GAC, a group that describes its offer as world-class shipping, logistics and marine services with the human touch. It does ship agency, which means looking after visiting ships' needs in port, as well as freight forwarding by sea and air, time-critical logistics and marine services. Its UK page lists support for tankers, dry bulk, liner and cruise ships, aquaculture, bunker fuels, hull cleaning and husbandry, and says it handles about 6,000 port calls a year. It also supports oil and gas, renewable energy, marine leisure, automotive and aviation customers.
The group's corporate wording is "World class shipping, logistics and marine services with the human touch". The UK page says customer service, operational excellence and round-the-clock support are central, and that services meet high quality, health, safety, security and environmental standards with a stated commitment to sustainability. GAC UK holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates and Authorised Economic Operator status from HM Revenue and Customs, a trusted-trader recognition. These are the company's own statements. We did not find a founding history or a separate mission statement.
GAC UK's head office is GAC House at Inchyra Business Park, Grangemouth, in Scotland. Its UK page lists offices at Aberdeen, Dundee, Falmouth, Great Yarmouth, Immingham, Invergordon, Leith, Liverpool, Manchester, Newport, Orkney, Pembroke, Shetland, Southampton, Teesside, Thames, Belfast and Felixstowe, so the business is spread right around the coast. Globally, the group reports more than 7,500 employees in over 300 offices in more than 50 countries.
The UK page also points to distinctive work, such as a fleet of line-handling boats, a Global Offshore Agency Services unit, an in-house sea-freight carrier called CargoGulf, and logistics for sports and events such as the round-the-world Ocean Race. The leadership titles shown are Managing Director, Head of Agency, Head of Logistics and UK Marine and Terminal Manager, though the page does not name the people. We found no testimonials or description of culture, so we have not invented any, and we treat the corporate wording above as the company's own description.
Jobs at a group like this include port agents and agency coordinators, freight forwarding and logistics planners, customs specialists, terminal and marine staff who run line-handling boats, offshore and energy logistics teams, and commercial, finance and compliance staff at the Grangemouth head office. With branches from Shetland to Falmouth and Belfast to Felixstowe, it is also a company where you could work near a port rather than only in a big city, which suits students who want to stay in their home region.
Website: www.gac.com/uk
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