Overview
The United Kingdom is the world’s sixth largest economy with strong economical, cultural, commercial, military, scientific and political influence.
In 2008, GAC acquired shipping, logistics and travel group OBC – a natural progression from the global network agreement between the companies in place since 2005. We saw a strong strategic fit and through the acquisition we have gained an important foothold in the oil and gas sector.
On 1 January 2010, we announced the restructuring of the former GAC-OBC and GAC Logistics companies to better meet clients’ needs for more integrated service packages and the cost benefits that come with them. The new GAC organisation in the UK provides unique service options for our clients, from the Shetland Isles to Bournemouth and all stops in between. The linkage also gives the company added strength and financial resources to develop local operations for international clients.
GAC in the UK now combines an extensive suite of shipping services at all UK ports with an equally broad portfolio of clearing, forwarding, air freight and ocean freight services provided by ten logistics offices – double the previous number.
GAC Logistics (UK) Ltd provides professional, competitive international freight forwarding services. Our BIFA award-winning In Partnership programme provides total management solutions to our customers' logistics and freight needs. We also have specialised departments dedicated to moving critical and urgent shipments such as perishable goods, aircraft spares and outsize items - always with meticulous attention to detail.
GAC Shipping (UK) Ltd provides an extensive range of shipping and agency services at ports throughout England, Wales and Scotland to meet the needs of the oil industry, container trade, dry and project cargo, dry bulk cargo and offshore trade sectors. Our professional and experienced workforce maintains excellent relations with port and terminal companies, supported by the latest web-based technology and mobile communications.
Based in the heart of London, the GAC London Hub Agency Centre coordinates operations at ports throughout Europe. London is also home to GAC Bunker Fuels' UK office, a Shipping Marketing office coordinating marketing activities throughout the UK and elsewhere in Europe and is the headquarters of BROBULK LTD, the GAC Group's freight contracting arm.
| Services |
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Air freight
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Aircraft on ground (AOG) spares and specialised services Our expert employees are on call 24/7 to immediately analyse your requirements and identify the ideal transportation solutions for the most challenging movements. Whether it's a vital part for aircraft on ground (AOG), a delicate antique or an item of life-saving medical equipment, GAC Logistics (UK)’s specialised services team will move it at the speed and with the care you demand.
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Charter operations
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Clearing and forwarding
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Courier services
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Customs clearance
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In Partnership Services In Partnership is an arrangement between GAC Logistics and our clients whereby all or at least a major part of their shipping operations are outsourced to GAC. While there is no upper or lower limit to the proportion of an organisation’s shipping function that we can take on, In Partnership is of particular interest to small and medium sized companies, where responsibility for importing and exporting falls within the remit of other job functions. Typically, the total In Partnership service provided in addition to moving the freight will include:
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Generating all relevant daily documentation on what is perceived to be the client’s own letterhead or bespoke forms
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Production of Certificates of origin, shipping notes, instructions, dispatch advices, Intrastate entries, pre-alerts, Letters of Credit, Dangerous Goods Notes, EUR1s and other IATA forms
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Completion of Customs and consular documentation
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Communication of shipment details to our client’s customers together with an electronic copy of the commercial invoice
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Provision of daily status reports on all live GAC Logistics shipments and booking, monitoring and provision of status reports on shipments routed through third party forwarders
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All progress chasing, problem solving and crisis management
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Liaison with nominated agents |
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Emergency and medical equipment delivery services
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Land transportation
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Ocean freight
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Ship agency
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Ship spares logistics
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Supply Chain Management
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Warehousing & Distribution GAC Logistics (UK) Ltd’s purpose-built 3PL logistics facility at East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington, Derbyshire, has enabled GAC Logistics to offer enhanced 3PL (third party logistics), warehousing and distribution services. The opening of the facility in March 2008 represented the first step in GAC Logistics UK’s strategy to leverage its global expertise to provide specialised services for the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), pharmaceutical and textile industries – among others.
Strategically located next to the airport at the East Midlands Distribution Centre (EMDC), a 140 acre rail connected national distribution complex. It is also centrally placed within the UK’s road network with easy access to the M1 and M6 motorways and other major routes. The site has its own X-ray facilities which speed up the transport process by eliminating the need for extended close-out periods at the airlines’ delivery points. | |
| Ports Covered |
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Grays
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Greenock
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Grimsby
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Hamble
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Hartlepool
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Harwich
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Heysham
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Holyhead
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Hound Point
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Hull
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Hunterston
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Invergordon
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Ipswich
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King’s Lynn
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Kings North
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Kirkwall
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Kyle of Lochalsh
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Liverpool
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Leith
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Lerwick
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Lowestoft
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Manchester Ship Canal.
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Medway Ports
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Methil
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Middlesbrough
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Milford Haven
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Mistley
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Montrose
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Nigg Bay
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North Killingholme
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North Shields
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Newcastle
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Newhaven
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Pembroke
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Pembroke Dock
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Peterhead
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Plymouth
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Poole
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Port Talbot
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Portbury
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Portland
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Portsmouth
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Purfleet
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Redcar
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Rosyth
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Runcorn
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Scalloway
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Scrabster
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Seaham Harbour |
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Seal Sands
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Sharpness
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Stanlow
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Shellhaven
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South Killingholme
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South Shields
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Southampton
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Sullom Voe
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Sunderland
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Swansea
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Tees Dock
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Teesport
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Tetney Monobuoy
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Thamesport
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Tilbury
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Tranmere
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West Thurrock | |
| Company Information |
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| Branch offices |
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Aberdeen GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Unit J, Nord Centre, York Street Aberdeen, AB11 5DN, United Kingdom. TEL +44-1224-213 312 FAX +44-207-067 9137 E-mail agency.aberdeen@gac.com
GAC LOGISTICS (UK) Unit J, Nord Centre, York Street Aberdeen, AB11 5DN, United Kingdom TEL +44-1224-213 312 FAX +44-207-067 9137 E-mail abz.uk-lo@gac.com
GAC TRAVEL LIMITED Unit J Nord Centre York Street Aberdeen AB11 5DN TEL +44-1224 211870 FAX +44-1224 211872 E-mail travel.aberdeen@gac.com
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Barrow GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED C/O Dong Walney UK Ltd Cavendish Dock Road BARROW-IN-FURNESS Cumbria LA14 2XA TEL +44-8450020997 FAX +44-2070678768 E-mail agency.barrow@gac.com
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Bournemouth GAC LOGISTICS (UK) Peartree Business Centre Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7PP, United Kingdom. TEL +44-1202-863 950 FAX +44-1202-897 816 E-mail boh.uk-lo@gac.com
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East midlands GAC LOGISTICS (UK) Meridian House East Midlands Distribution Centre Short Lane, Castle Donington Leicestershire DE74 2HA, United Kingdom. TEL +44-1332-811 068 FAX +44-1332-850 687 E-mail ema.uk-lo@gac.com
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Fawley GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 2 Chevron Business Park Limekiln Lane Holbury SOUTHAMPTN SO45 2QL TEL +44-23 80243060 FAX +44-207 0679 148 E-mail agency.southampton@gac.com
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Felixstowe GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Suite 513 ,Trelawny House The Dock FELIXSTOWE Suffolk IP11 3GG TEL +44-1394 613070 FAX +44-207 0679 144 E-mail agency.felixstowe@gac.com
GAC LOGISTICS (UK) Suite 513, Trelawny House, The Dock Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 3GG, United Kingdom TEL +44-1394-613 070 FAX +44-207-067 9144 E-mail fxt.uk-lo@gac.com
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Flotta GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Unit 10 Offshore Service Base Shore Road Invergordon Ross-Shire IV18 OEX TEL +44-1856 877220 FAX +44-207 06791368 E-mail agency.flotta@gac.com
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Glasgow GAC LOGISTICS (UK) 42 Watt Road, Hillingdon Industrial Estate Glasgow, G52 4RY, United Kingdom. TEL +44-141-882 6674 FAX +44-141-882 4395 E-mail gla.uk-lo@gac.com
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Grangemouth GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 2A Gateway Business Park Beancross Road GRANGEMOUTH FK3 8WX TEL +44-1324 482811 FAX +44-207 0679 138 E-mail shipping-mrktng.uk@gac.com agency.grangemouth@gac.com offshoretankers.uk@gac.com
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Harwich GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Harwich International Port Parkeston Quay Harwich CO12 4SR TEL +44-1255 554730 FAX +44-1255 556334 E-mail agency.harwich@gac.com
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Immingham GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Unit 2 East Riverside Business Park Immingham Dock Immingham NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE DN40 2QJ TEL +44-1469 574930 FAX +44-207 0679 1424 E-mail agency.immingham@gac.com
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Invergordon (offshore) GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Unit 10 Offshore Service Base Shore Road Invergordon Ross-Shire IV18 OEX TEL +44-1349 856746 FAX +44-207 0679136 E-mail agency.invergordon@gac.com |
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Leith GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Edinburgh Dock Leith Edinburgh EH6 7DW TEL +44-131 554 94646 FAX +44-207 0679 139 E-mail agency.leith@gac.com
GAC LOGISTICS (UK) Edinburgh Dock, Leith Edinburgh, EH6 7DW, United Kingdom TEL +44-131-554 9464 FAX +44-207-067 9138 E-mail edi.uk-lo@gac.com
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Lerwick GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Holmsgarth Terminal Lerwick Email: Shetland ZE1 OPR TEL +44-1595 880463 FAX +44-207 0679 133 E-mail agency.lerwick@gac.com
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Mersey GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Suite 7, Portside House Lower Mersey Street Ellesmere Port South Wirral CH65 2AL TEL +44-151 355 1171 FAX +44-207 0679 141 E-mail agency.mersey@gac.com
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Milford haven GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Osprey House Richmond Road Llanion Park Pembroke Dock PEMBROKESHIRE SA72 6TS TEL +44-1646 622220 FAX +44-207 067 9146 E-mail agency.pembroke@gac.com
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Newcastle GAC LOGISTICS (UK) 10 Tower Road Glover Industrial Estate Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE37 2SH, United Kingdom. TEL +44-191-419 4141 FAX +44-191-415 7403 E-mail ncl.uk-lo@gac.com
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Newport GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Eastway Road Alexandra Dock Newport NP20 2NP TEL +44-1633 264199 FAX +44-20 706 79145 E-mail agency.bristolchannel@gac.com
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Nigg bay GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Unit 10 Offshore Service Base Shore Road Invergordon Ross-Shire IV18 OEX TEL +44-1349 856746 FAX +44-207 0679136 E-mail agency.invergordon@gac.com
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Plymouth GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED C/O ABP Plymouth Milbay Docks Plymouth PL1 3EF TEL +44-1633 264199 FAX +44-20 706 79145 E-mail agency.plymouth@gac.com
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Sullom voe GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED Sella Ness SULLOM VOE Shetland ZE2 9UR TEL +44-1806 244800 FAX +44-207 0679 133 E-mail agency.shetland@gac.com
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Sumburgh (Aircraft Ground Handlers) GAC Shipping (UK) Limited Wilsness Terminal Sumburgh Airport VIRKIE Shetland ZE3 9JP TEL +44-1950 460661 FAX +44-207 0679 133 E-mail agency.sumburgh@gac.com
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Tees GAC Shipping (UK) Limited OBC House, Sabatier Close Thornaby Stockton on Tees, TS17 6EW, United Kingdom TEL +44-1642 637500 FAX +44-207 0679132 E-mail agency.tees@gac.com shipping.mrktng.uk@gac.com
GAC LOGISTICS (UK) TEL +44-1642-637 500 FAX +44-1642-647-501 E-mail stt.uk-lo@gac.com
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Thames GAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 5 Capstan Centre Thurrock Parkway Tilbury ESSEX RM18 7HH TEL +44-1375 678400 FAX +44-207 0679 147 E-mail agency.thames@gac.com | |