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FLEMMING DALGAARD
APPOINTED CEO OF
GULFTAINER;
PETER RICHARDS
TRANSITIONS INTO NEW
EXECUTIVE ROLE
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Veteran maritime industry
professional Dalgaard to steer
expansion of Gulftainer in highgrowth global markets
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Peter Richards appointed to
Executive Board and to lead company’s expansion in United States
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ulftainer, the world’s largest privately-owned, independent port
operator based in the UAE has announced the appointment of Flemming Dalgaard as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Group. Former
CEO Peter Richards will now serve
on Gulftainer’s Executive Board and
lead the expansion of the company’s
footprint in the United States as Chief
Executive Officer of Gulftainer USA.
As outgoing CEO of Gulftainer, Peter
Richards has implemented the company’s diversification strategy, and
helped to shape the once small port
operator into the international integrated logistics provider it is today. He
also played an instrumental role in expanding the company’s global footprint
further into the Middle East, Europe,
Asia and North and South America.
ABU DHABI PORTS’ INVESTMENTS IN NEW
EQUIPMENT IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF PORT
OPERATIONS
Double-digit growth in general cargo and RoRo drives
equipment upgrade
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bu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate,
has procured a range of new advanced equipment this year
as part of an ongoing upgrade to [و H