APL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, a global transportation and logistics company engaged in shipping and related businesses. We help customers grow their business – whether that is venturing into new territories, exploring new business opportunities, or growing in already developed markets. With more than 150 years’ experience, APL has the knowledge and the expertise to help you negotiate the increasingly complex and ever-changing global marketplace. Our partnership with some of the world’s best-known brands and success in fostering trade in emerging markets has helped defined global trade, setting new benchmarks in service innovation and excellence in every market we serve.

Precious Shipping hauls valuable, if not glamorous, cargo. The company hauls not diamonds or pearls but agricultural products, steel, ore, fertilizers, and other basic goods that keep the world's economies humming. Precious Shipping operates a fleet of about 50 ships navigating the shallow waters of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Latin America that hamper traffic from larger vessels. The company is among the largest of its kind in Thailand and moves goods primarily from Asia to ports throughout the world. The company's operations consist of ship owning, chartering, and management in addition to port development.

Teekay Tankers Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of oil tankers. As of March 1, 2010, the company’s fleet consisted of nine Aframax-class oil tankers and three Suezmax-class oil tankers. It managed four Aframax tankers in the Teekay Pool and one Suezmax tanker in the Gemini Pool; and operated seven vessels under fixed-rate time-charter contracts. Teekay Tankers Ltd. is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Belt Railway of Chicago began operations in 1882. Belt Railway of Chicago is a railroad's railroad. Freight trains converge on its Clearing Yards facility to have their cars separated and moved from one rail line to another in order to reach their destinations. To accomplish these tasks, the company operates 28 miles of mainline track and 300 miles of switching lines. Belt Railway of Chicago is owned by six of the largest North American railroads: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific. Customers include not only the company's owners but also other railroads that serve the Chicago area, which is one of North America's primary rail hubs.

Moran Towing Corporation was founded in 1860. Moran Towing won't rescue your stalled car, but the company will help ensure that your ship comes in. Moran Towing's fleet of tugboats helps ships get in and out of docks at more than a dozen ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts. Handling ships that carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a company specialty. Moran Towing charters its tugboats to customers through long-term contracts and on a spot basis. Moran Towing Corporation also provides barge transportation of petroleum products and dry bulk cargo and assists with ocean-based construction projects. Overall, the Moran Towing fleet includes about 100 tugboats and 30 barges.

The Washington Companies are a group of individual companies in which Montana businessman Dennis R. Washington owns or controls a majority position. Each company displays a unique entrepreneurial spirit that is individually cultured and managed by professional management teams, and guided by separate boards of directors. All of the companies are privately held and collectively generate annual revenues approaching $2 Billion US. The Washington Companies are headquartered throughout the United States and western Canada and conduct business internationally.The Washington Companies' core endeavors are: rail transportation, marine transportation, environmental remediation, restoration and construction, mining, heavy equipment sales and service, aviation technology, and real estate development. Together, The Washington Companies share a commitment to ethical conduct, a commitment to excellence and a strong sense of corporate citizenship. Their affiliation gives them the ability to interconnect and combine resources and remain highly competitive. The individual success of each Company also empowers a strong sense of social responsibility, realized through corporate charitable activities and programs funded by the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation.

Family-owned and operated, Coppersmith was founded in 1948. L. E. Coppersmith Inc. isn't a metalworker -- it earns its coppers by providing international freight forwarding services. Coppersmith arranges the transportation of import and export cargo by air and sea. L. E. Coppersmith Inc. also provides customs brokerage and warehousing and distribution services. It operates from 10 offices in major US trade gateways. Along with handling general cargo, Coppersmith specializes in handling shipments of cotton, produce, and hunting trophies. Coppersmith extends its reach through membership in World Cargo Alliance, a group of some 1,000 independent freight forwarders.

The Panalpina group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in end-to-end supply chain management solutions and intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments. Thanks to its in-depth industry knowledge and state-of-the-art IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door services tailored to its customers’ individual needs. The Panalpina Group operates a close-knit network with some 500 branches in more than 80 countries. In a further 80 countries, it cooperates closely with partner companies. Panalpina employs about 14,000 people worldwide.

Founded in 1936, Honolulu Freight Service is family-owned and -operated. Freight forwarder Honolulu Freight Service (HFS) arranges ocean transportation of dry and refrigerated cargo between the continental US and Hawaii and through an interisland network. In addition to freight forwarding (purchasing transportation capacity from carriers and reselling it to customers), HFS offers short-term warehousing and distribution services. It handles partial and full container loads for a variety of industries, including hospitality, construction, retail, military, and food. Honolulu Freight Service maintains offices in Chicago; Los Angeles; Honolulu; Oakland and Stockton, California; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle.

Empire Truck Lines keeps hauling freight. The regional truckload carrier operates from a network of 10 terminals, mainly in Texas but also in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. It maintains a fleet of more than 350 trucks. Empire Truck Lines specializes in the transportation of intermodal cargo -- freight in containers that can be hauled behind trucks or aboard railcars or ships.Empire Truck Lines company operates throughout the US and serves Mexico through a partner carrier. Customers have included logistics giant Ryder System. Along with freight transportation, Empire Truck Lines offers logistics services.

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