Gulftainer, a subsidiary of Crescent Enterprises and one of the world’s largest privately owned port management and logistics companies, has expanded into the United States, as part of its strategic vision to operate 35 terminals in five continents by 2020.
The company has secured a 35-year concession from Port Canaveral in Florida State to operate and further develop its container and multi-purpose cargo terminal. The deal was signed by and between John Walsh, CEO of Canaveral Port, and Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises and chairman of Gulftainer’s Executive Board, at a ceremony held at Canaveral Port in the presence of 120 officials from the port and Florida State.
The terminal, set to commence operations in the fourth quarter of 2014, positions Port Canaveral as the most economical and convenient ocean gateway for containerised cargo in central Florida.
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