GAC Energy & Marine Services LLC (GEMS) is expanding its shipping and logistics services to Trinidad & Tobago, with its newest office open for business in San Fernando.

GEMS will provide a wide range of integrated services and solutions to meet the diverse needs of companies in Trinidad & Tobago.

Trinidad & Tobago has a potential reserve of 1 billion barrels of crude oil per day, of which current production represents a mere fraction, with approximately two-thirds remaining unexplored. The local administration is committed to develop the energy sector and has announced plans to prioritise exploration and development over the next five years. That potential for substantial long-term growth makes the opening of GEMS Trinidad & Tobago particularly timely.

It is headed by Managing Director Gobind Kukreja, a GAC veteran with 25 years of shipping and logistics experience with the Group.

He says: “The arrival of GEMS signals our recognition of the growth potential in the local oil & gas logistics and shipping sectors and we are here to serve our existing customers and to attract new businesses.

“As part of GAC, we bring together the Group's global policies, practices and resources with local expertise to ensure the delivery of the high quality services that customers have come to expect from GAC, wherever you go.”

Lars Heisselberg, Group Vice-President Americas adds: “Besides being part of our long-term strategic plan for the Americas, the establishment of GAC in Trinidad & Tobago is customer-driven. The GAC brand represents a difference, which our clients recognise and we respond to.

“In the very capable hands of Capt. Gobind, I have no doubt that our new venture will be another GAC success.”