News / GAC to expand Asia-Pacific contract logistics footprint as demand spikes

Dubai-based logistics group GAC plans to expand its Asia-Pacific contract logistics operations as regional growth, e-commerce sales and trade war tensions drive up demand.

“Many FMCG, retail and pharmaceutical companies have manufacturing plants in this part of the world, for the comparatively lower production costs and to be closer to their customers,” said Lars Bergström, GAC’s group vice president for Asia-Pacific and the Indian Subcontinent.

GAC operates warehouses and fulfilment centres in Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand, ...