GAC signs oil deal

Major energy group Statoil has appointed GAC to provide hub agency services covering all ports outside of Norway effective from 2010. The contract extends GAC’s long-standing relationship with Statoil through GAC Norway since the 1980s.

“Our global hub agency service is a proven concept for managing port calls efficiently on a regional or global scale,” says Capt. Tom Bjorklund, General Manager of GAC’s Global Hub Services. “We look forward to supporting Statoil further in achieving greater efficiency.”

“GAC won Statoil’s confidence through a combination of teamwork, flexibility in our service offering and plenty of sweat,” adds GAC’s Marketing Manager for Scandinavia, Peter Österman.  

GAC says another key contributing factor was its ability to cover Statoil’s IT-related demands. This was achieved through the company’s core business tool GACShip – GAC Global Hub Services’ IT system said to support the entire port call process.