GAC has opened an office in Panama to provide a wide range of shipping services to vessels calling at Panamanian ports or transiting the Panama Canal.
According to GAC, the opening of an office in Panama is a natural extension of GAC in the Americas, due its strategic location.
The Panama office will provide a suite of services including traditional ship agency, specialised husbandry, ship spares delivery, crew matters and repairs.
Alexei Oduber will lead the GAC Panama operation.
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