Upon its success and growth, the business further diversified its operations expanding to free trade zone warehousing, and air & land transportation services across the GCC and MENA region. Additionally, GMTC is able to provide worldwide shipping logistics services through partnerships with international companies, making it a one-stop-full-solution for any business with transportation needs.

GMTC is a well-established shipping agency in Kuwait, fully registered with the Kuwait Port Authorities, Customs Authorities & Ministry of Communication of Kuwait, for agency representation and handling of any type of vessels.

In 1997, the company was converted into a limited liability entity, and renamed according to its expanded services, while also representing world renowned shipping and trading agencies, with a vision to encompass a full scope service to its regional clientele, including oil sector companies, construction & contracting sector companies, embassies, governments, and private clientele. This has enabled GMTC to carry out shipping services of all ranges, including project cargo, refrigerated cargo, packing and crating services, door to door services, over-dimensional and heavy cargo, as well as the movement of hazardous and dangerous goods, and much more. This is further enabled through its diverse services and sizeable asset of machinery, vehicles, trailers, and equipment, along with the wide variety of manufacturing companies which operate and sell under the GMTC brand.

Today, Gulf Maritime is the Kuwait leader in Shipping & Logistics, with clients and partners ranging from local to international companies across all business sectors.

Customer Solutions: Shipping & Logistics

• Providing project logistic turnkey solutions which include full transportation and logistics services for mega projects including:
• Heavy and over dimensional cargo projects
• High-value cargos
• Hazardous and dangerous material cargo projects
• Personal effects by air, ocean, and land
• RORO services for all types of motorized equipment, inclusive of: trucks, tractors, excavators, cranes, and other high and heavy equipment and machinery
• Representing and handling shipping for containerized cargo for both liner and tramp shipping
• Providing global freight forwarding services through international partners, for sea, land, and air
• NVOCC operations
• Customs clearance
• Bonded warehousing
• Unpacking and repacking services
• Consolidation and deconsolidation services
• Labeling and distribution in Kuwait only
• Transshipment, store, and re-export services, including temporary and long term storage

GMTC Activities include:

• Liner/tramp agencies
• Conversion and bulk cargo handling: hazardous and dangerous material cargo projects
• Personal effects by air, ocean, and land
• Project and specialized cargo logistics
• NVOCC operations
• Container control, handling, and leasing
• Chartering and brokerage
• Consolidation and warehousing (bonded and open)
• Door to door, port to port, port to door
• Customs clearance and delivery
• Trading activities

CLIENTS:

• Oil sector companies
• Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
• Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
• Ministry of Electricity & Water
• Ministry of Communication
• Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.
• Samsung
• GS Engineering & Construction Corp.
• Kuwait Flour Mills
• Embassies
• Various Institutions and Individuals

Recent References Include:

• Kuwait catalyst plant- KCC project
• Gas and oil desulphurization plant – KNPC Project
• Subbiya water distribution- MEW Project
• New ATK Merox unit at Mina Abdullah Refinery- KNPC Project
• Clean Fuels Project – Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery package 1- KNPC Project

Accreditation

• ISO 9001:2008 certified, with accreditation from ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), and United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
• ISO14001:2004 certified, with accreditation from BUREAU VERITAS for the Third Party Independent IMS Certification
• ISO18001:2007 certified, with accreditation from BUREAU VERITAS for the Third Party Independent IMS Certification
• KNPC (Kuwait National Petroleum Company) approved contractor: category 1312- projects up to KD 10million.