Inayat-ur-Rahman, Business Editor

Gulftainer, a leading operator of regional ports and terminals and a provider of customised supply chain and logistics solutions, has announced that it will migrate its core ERP to the cloud, adopting RISE with SAP and S/4HANA to enhance its regional and global operations, as part of its wider digital transformation roadmap.

Under their expanded collaboration, Gulftainer’s Group CEO, Peter Richards met with Marwan Zeineddine, Managing Director at SAP UAE, at COP28 – Expo City Dubai, alongside senior representatives from both companies including Vinay Sharma, Director of IT at Gulftainer and Johannes Dressler, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Middle East South, to formalise a new chapter of this strategic partnership that will advance Gulftainer’s digital capabilities, providing a competitive edge to customers and partners.

Peter Richards commented: “In a dynamic and fast-paced supply chain and logistics industry, technological innovations are the key driver for our transformation journey. Gulftainer has long been at the forefront of accelerating technology trends, setting an ambitious strategy to implement new technologies and innovative solutions within our operations, infrastructure, business procedures and engineering to achieve our growth goals in meeting customers’ needs and the dynamic changes in the market.”

Leveraging RISE with SAP will allow Gulftainer to adopt new technology solutions, reduce operating costs and cut time to market with customised solutions, aiming to realise its digital ambition of becoming more innovative and resilient.

Through the new solution, Gulftainer stands to benefit from managed services that include continuous updates and maintenance.

Richards added: “We are confident that the implementation of ‘RISE with SAP’ in our business ecosystem will propel us towards new levels of efficiency, sustainability and excellence in the supply chain and logistics sectors.