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13 Dec 2006

Al Falahi Appointed CEO of GEM

Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) has appointed UAE national Ahmed Essa Hareb Al Falahi as Chief Executive Officer with the task of spearheading the company's strategy to climb the world's leading tanker operator rankings. Hareb joins the UAE-headquartered corporation after an eight year management career at Etisalat - the Emirates' main telecommunications supplier and the largest single non-oil contributor outside UAE Federal Government development programmes. There he headed the mergers and acquisitions division for the Fortune 500 company currently standing 140th among the Financial Times Top 500 global corporations. Yusr Sultan stepped down to undertake a full time board level role as Director. He will concentrate on corporate policy, management team expansion and GEM's strategic growth.

05 Apr 2006

Hyundai Mipo Awarded $216m Contract

Sources indicate that Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) PJSC awarded a $216m ship building contract to Hyundai. The contract is for four high specifications, double hulled, coated product tankers of 75,000 dwt. These ships will be sister ships to the four ships, of which GEM took delivery in 2005 and with placing of this order GEM's fleet of owned, managed and newbuilds ships reaches 25. Although, one of the youngest product tanker companies in the world, established in 2004 — GEM is proving to be as stated at its launch — the fastest growing product tanker company with the most modern, high quality fleet. The contract award signing ceremony was held at GEM offices, signed by Yusr Sultan and Shine Kang, General Manager, Ship Sales Department of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

25 May 2006

ADCB, GEM sign $100m deal

According to reports, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB ) has granted a loan of $100m to Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) PJSC, a Product / Chemical tanker Company. The Loan agreements were signed yesterday at GEM Offices between Yusr Sultan, CEO of GEM and Shafqat Ali Rana, Head of ADCB's Dubai Corporate Div. and P.P.Saradhi, Vice-President of ADCB in the presence of Hassan Jarrar, Head of Commercial Banking, ADCB. GEM signed this loan with ADCB for their recently ordered vessels Gulf Castle and Gulf Cobalt. These hulls of 75000 dwt each are two out of four Panamaxes ordered in January this year and are the high specification double hulled product tankers, being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Gulf Castle & Gulf Cobalt are scheduled for delivery in 2009.