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United States : GAC to provide breakbulk distribution & warehousing services to PACIFIC DRILLING

Published 16 Jul 2016

GAC Logistics has accomplished the signing of an agreement with Pacific Drilling to deliver breakbulk distribution and warehousing services to the deepwater engineering company.

As part of the newly signed partnership agreement, the multimodal freight handler will allocate a part of the foreign trade zone warehouse space in Houston to Pacific Drilling for handling and distribution of breakbulk.

GAC will be responsible for delivering ship spares services and consignments to rigs via Port Fourchon on a weekly basis.

The Pacific Drilling Senior Manager (Supply Chain) Russ Walker stated, The facility gives us the opportunity to offset new procurement costs, reduce our internal supply chain, and optimize logistics costs. Additionally, this will lay the foundation for future supply chain optimization within the company.

The operational portfolio of GAC Logistics comprises multimodal freight warehouses and terminals and, it also delivers a range of services including contract logistics, warehousing and distribution, as well as land transportation, ship spares logistics, and worldwide shipping.

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