Maersk Line has offices in about 125 countries around the globe. Maersk Line knows how to contain itself. The company, a unit of Denmark-based A.P. Moller - Maersk, is one of the world's leading container shipping companies. Maersk Line maintains a fleet of more than 500 containerships with an overall capacity of about 1.9 million TEU (twenty-foot-equivalent units). In addition, the company arranges ground transportation of containerized freight through affiliate Damco. Maersk Line combines the operations of the former Maersk Sealand and Royal P&O Nedlloyd N.V., which was acquired by A.P. Moller - Maersk in 2005.

Arnold Transportation Services specializes in regional truckload freight transportation services.Arnold Transportation Servicescompany operates a fleet of about 1,650 tractors in several regions, including the mid-Atlantic, northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern US. Besides its regional service, Arnold Transportation offers medium-haul (800 to 1,200 mile) freight transportation. In addition, the company provides dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to customers long-term. Nationwide truckload transportation company U.S. Xpress Enterprises owns a controlling stake in Arnold Transportation.

Half a load is better than none for Vitran: the company nets most of its sales from its less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation business. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Vitran -- the name is short for vital transportation -- provides LTL service in Canada and in much of the US. Besides its LTL operations, Vitran offers logistics services in the US and Canada and provides truckload freight transportation in the US. Overall, the company operates a fleet of more than 5,600 tractors, trailers, containers, and other equipment from a network of more than 135 facilities, most of which are located in the US.

Paragon Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services worldwide. The company engages in the ocean transportation of various drybulk cargoes, such as iron ore, coal, grain, bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. Its fleet consists of 8 Panamax drybulk carriers, 2 Handymax drybulk carriers, and 2 Supramax drybulk carriers, as well as two 3,426 TEU containerships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 794,634 deadweight tons. Paragon Shipping Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Voula, Greece.

Trucking company Penn Tank Lines specializes in transporting petroleum and petroleum products, including asphalt. The company operates from a network of more than 25 terminals in the eastern half of the US, spanning several states from New Hampshire to Florida. President and CEO Jack McSherry founded Penn Tank Lines in 1974. The company was combined with the petroleum division of Fleet Transport in 1995.

Panalpina World Transport opened its first UK office in 1921. No mere mountainclimber, Panalpina covers the world. A unit of Switzerland-based Panalpina World Transport (Holding), Panalpina World Transport provides freight forwarding and supply chain management services for customers in the UK. Panalpina World Transport Ltd. offers both airfreight and ocean freight forwarding. It specializes in service to companies in the energy industry, and it also draws customers from sectors such as automotive, electronics and telecommunications, retail, and health care.

Founded in 1937, Nippon Express also sells petroleum products and leases containers. One of Japan's largest transportation companies, Nippon Express moves all sorts of freight. The company's largest business, motor transportation, operates under brands including Arrow. Besides general freight transportation, Nippon Express offers moving services and transportation of items such as cash and construction equipment. Nippon Express also provides warehousing services and air, ocean, and rail freight forwarding. The company operates from facilities throughout Japan, which accounts for the vast majority of its sales, and in more than 35 other countries around the world.

A regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier, Pitt Ohio Express operates a fleet of more than 650 tractors and 1,700 trailers. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Pitt Ohio also has about 400 straight trucks and vans in its fleet. The company operates from a network of about 20 terminals, primarily in the mid-West and mid-Atlantic US. Besides LTL freight hauling and logistics services, the company provides truckload transportation through ECM Transport. The family of company president Charles Hammel III owns Pitt Ohio, which has grown from a business established by Hammel's grandfather in 1919.

NewLead Holdings Ltd. is an international shipping company that owns a fleet of dry bulk carriers and double-hull product tankers. We provide ideal solutions for sea transportation requirements and play a significant role in meeting the worldwide demand for distribution of petroleum products and dry bulk commodities. With an experienced management team focused on operational excellence and the ability to leverage strong relationships with significant customers, industrial partners, financial institutions and shipyards, we will endeavor to capitalize on the dynamics of the shipping industry, expand the Company and create shareholder value. NewLead Holdings Ltd. is a Bermuda-registered company that trades on the NASDAQ Capital Markets under the symbol “NEWL.”

Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) is a Chilean shipping company that is currently the largest in Latin America. CSAV, one of the oldest shipping companies in the world, was founded in 1872. The company’s business initially consisted exclusively of coastal shipping services but these were rapidly extended along the whole west coast of South America to the Panama Canal before this was opened to regular traffic.CSAV then extended the scope of its business to the United States, followed by Europe, the Far East and Japan, South-East Asia/Pacific Islands and the east coast of South America. The company today offers services for general and bulk cargo, fresh and frozen products and vehicles, using its own and chartered ships, and establishing permanent links between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America and the rest of the world. The growth in trade between the different regions of the world has been essential to the current and future development of all countries and other economic benefits. CSAV has therefore seized the opportunities generated by global sea trade, adapting its services to customer requirements and establishing new routes and services, managing to unite Latin America with the world’s most important ports conveniently and efficiently.

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