Shipping, logistics and marine service group Gulf Agency Company (GAC) has relocated the Shetland operations in its UK subsidiary to a larger site at Lerwick.
A spokeswoman for the Dubai-based group said its Shetland workers had moved to the new Greenhead Base site from Sullom Voe and Holmsgarth terminal, adding: “There is now a total of nine people in Shetland and 98 in Scotland.”
GAC – whose UK arm includes operations at Aberdeen, Invergordon and Kirkwall – said the move had put specialist offshore and tanker agency teams together, halfway between key energy-sector locations in Aberdeen and Bergen, Norway. It added: “It focuses the company’s coverage of the islands and enhances ship agency operations to better serve oil and gas clients and vessels supporting the energy sector in the area.
“The relocation also underlines GAC’s continuing commitment to supporting ongoing tanker operations at Sullom Voe, where it has a wealth of experience in import and export tanker operations.”
Greenhead Base and its cranes, forklifts and other facilities are a hub for major offshore and energy projects east and west of Shetland.
Adrian Henry, GAC UK general manager for Shetland, said: “Lerwick is the ideal location from which to serve a multitude of clients and vessel types.
“By moving to Greenhead Base we sharpen our focus on meeting the demands of our key clients operating in the North Sea as well as strengthening and solidifying our agency operations on the islands.”
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