I am shocked to say that doing business with Sharjah Container Terminal has many difficulty. The biggest problem is with quoting prices for items. We suppliers keep in touch with each other through networks and we all agree that the Purchasing Manager, Mr Venkatram, is always looking for a bribe. If we quote a price at 50 dhs per unit, Venkatram will say to double or triple quote so that we can share in the profit. When I told him that I will report him to his boss Ramesh Shivakumaran for trying to take bribe, he said don’t worry, Ramesh Shivakumaran is my relative so it wont be problem for me or you. Suppliers of products and services feel uncomfortable working with Gulftainer. A few years ago, a supplier was working on an expansion project for Khorfakkan Container Terminal KCT and they just wanted to do the job and get out of there as soon as possible because the suppliers staff get being harassed by Gulftainer’s managers to have free items delivered to their homes and this included Peter Richards. It is a real shame they do this since they are owned by the Sharjah based oil company Crescent Petroleum and Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Sharjah. We like to do honest business in the UAE. Gulftainer, Venkatram and Ramesh Shivakumaran are blackening the name of Crescent Petroleum and Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Sharjah. Who do we complain to when Gulftainer Directors even approve or ignore this behaviour? here is the proof Gulftainer II Summary of Investment Information http://ifcext.ifc.org/ifcext/spiwebsite1.nsf/ProjectDisplay/SII31876 This Summary of Investment Information (SII) is prepared by IFC to disclose a factual summary of the main elements of the potential investment. Its purpose is to enhance the transparency of IFC’s activities. For any project documentation or data included or attached herein that has been prepared by the project sponsor, authorization has been given for public release by the project sponsor. IFC considers that this SII is of adequate quality for release to the public, but has not necessarily independently verified all of the project information therein. It is distributed in advance of IFC Board of Directors’ consideration and may be periodically updated thereafter. Board dates are estimates only and this document should not be construed as presuming the outcome of the Board Directors’ decision.