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GAC opens second Trinidad office in Chaguaramas

GAC has opened a second office in Chaguaramas, Trinidad’s north-west peninsula, west of Port of Spain, to cater for the growing demand for offshore mobilisation.

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

July 27, 2021

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Ravindu Rodrigo, Managing Director, GaC Trinidad & TobagoPhoto: GAC

GAC office will oversee vessels for regional projects in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname and services to move crew, cargo, bunker and spares, as well as procurement, ship agency and logistics services.

That includes facilitating air charters for the crew change of more than 200 offshore professionals so far this year, all in full compliance with measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, GAC operations teams in Trinidad & Tobago as well as Guyana have played a vital role overcoming challenges on the ground and complying with changing Covid-19 rules to execute professional services every time. To do so, the offices have expanded their portfolio to include niche services such as passenger air charter services in and out from Barbados, Puerto Rico, St Martin, Guyana and many other destinations.

“The development of such time critical services enables us to become the partner of choice of many customers, especially those engaged in upstream oil and gas activities,” said GAC Trinidad & Tobago’s Managing Director Ravindu Rodrigo.

“Specialist training provided by the GAC Corporate Academy, in particular its Advanced GAC Energy Services course and other related training, plays an important role in equipping our staff with the operative expertise to meet customers’ needs efficiently and safely,” he added.

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About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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