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GAC reports that it has smoothed the transit of the world’s largest sailing yacht through the Suez Canal, and was at hand when the vessel called at ports in Oman and Sri Lanka.

The integrated package of support services at multiple ports for the 93-metre long three-masted Bermuda rigged schooner, named Eos, was coordinated by the GAC Bunker Fuels specialised superyacht department based in Southampton, UK.

In Egypt, GAC's Suez Canal Transit Services team took care of the yacht's passage through the waterway from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. The vessel's next port of call was the Omani port of Salalah, where the local GAC team took care of inward/outward clearance and supplies of fuel and provisions, before then setting off for Sri Lanka to drop off its security detail - again with GAC acting as agent.

Murray Bishop [pictured], head of the GAC Bunker Fuels superyacht department, says close cooperation and communication between the various GAC offices and the yacht's crew was key to ensuring the yacht’s smooth onward journey.

On the same day that the Eos entered the Suez Canal, GAC Bunker Fuels also arranged delivery of fuel for the world's second largest sailing yacht, the 90-metre-long three-masted schooner Athena, at Nice in France.

"The fact that the world’s two largest sailing superyachts turned to GAC shows the degree of trust we have gained in this market," stated Murray. "We pull out all the stops every time, to continue to demonstrate our commitment to the superyacht industry and the high service levels expected."

Image: Murray Bishop, head of the GAC Bunker Fuels superyacht department.