Gulftainer appoints new Head for international operations

Gulftainer, the largest privately-owned, independent port operator in the world, has announced the appointment of Flemming Dalgaard, as the CEO of GT International, a division of The Gulftainer Group responsible for international operations. As the CEO of GT International, Mr. Dalgaard will report directly to Gulftainer’s Managing Director, Peter Richards, and is mandated with driving the international operations of the Company, which already has significant presence in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and Brazil. Gulftainer also recently marked its US entry with a 35-year concession agreement with Canaveral Port Authority to operate the port’s first container and multi-cargo terminal.

Prior to joining Gulftainer, Mr. Dalgaard worked for over seven years at DP World Group, first as Senior Vice President/Managing Director, Europe & Russia region; and then as Senior Vice President of Strategy. Before that, he worked at Maersk Group, where he built up his career for more than 22 years, growing from Shipping through to managing all Maersk Line’s activities in several regions, with his last position in the company being Managing Director of Maersk Line UK.