Lan Airlines S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Latin America. The company offers air cargo transportation services to other international air carriers, freight-forwarding companies, export oriented companies, and individual consumers. It also provides customs and storage brokerage, aircraft leases, courier, on-board sales, tour operator, third-party maintenance, and ground handling services. The company serves approximately 72 destinations through a network that offers connectivity in Latin America; and links the region with North America, Europe, and the South Pacific, as well as 70 additional international destinations through various alliances. As of February 28, 2010, it operated a fleet of 96 jet aircraft, which comprised of 86 passenger aircraft and 11 cargo aircraft. The company offers its services in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, and Brazil; and operates a series of regional and international routes in the United States, Europe, and Oceania. It has strategic partnerships with American Airlines, Iberia, and Qantas. The company was formerly known as Lan Chile S.A. Lan Airlines S.A. was founded in 1929 and is based in Santiago, Chile.

UPS Supply Chain Solutions operates in more than 175 countries and territories worldwide; overall, it maintains about 35 million sq. ft. of warehouse space. Several logistics-related businesses of delivery giant United Parcel Service were brought together in one package to form UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The company's offerings include logistics, warehousing and distribution, freight forwarding, international trade management, customs brokerage, and consulting services. As a freight forwarder, the company buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers. It targets customers in sectors such as automotive, biotechnology, consumer goods, government, health care, and retail.

Saia -- you say it "sigh-ah" -- is a holding company for less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Saia Motor Freight Line. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Saia Motor Freight specializes in regional and interregional services, including time-definite and expedited transportation; it also offers truckload freight hauling. The carrier operates a fleet of some 3,200 tractors and 11,200 trailers from a network of about 150 terminals. Saia's service territory spans about 35 states in the South, Southwest, Midwest, as well as Pacific Northwest, and West US. It offers coverage elsewhere in North America through partnerships with other carriers.

ASTAR Air Cargo helps DHL take on delivery giants FedEx and UPS on their own turf. Hiring the carrier's fleet of about 40 aircraft enables DHL and other customers, including the US Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service, to achieve overnight delivery of virtually any kind of cargo. ASTAR's service includes scheduled as well as chartered flights. In January 2009, ASTAR suffered a blow when -- in order to cut down on costs -- DHL was forced to shut down its express operations within the US. (Through ASTAR and other carriers, DHL still offers international shipping services to and from the US). An investment group led by CEO John Dasburg controls ASTAR.

Kintetsu World Express (U.S.A.) is a unit of Japan-based Kintetsu World Express, which launched its US operations in 1969. Kintetsu World Express (U.S.A.) helps move freight in and out of the US -- and the rest of the world. Kintetsu World Express (U.S.A.), Inc. specializes in international airfreight and ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage services. (As a freight forwarder, Kintetsu World Express (U.S.A.) buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers.) Other services include consulting, inventory management, and warehousing and distribution as well as handling perishable or dangerous cargo. Kintetsu World Express (U.S.A.), Inc. operates from a network of about 35 offices in major trade gateways throughout the US.

Rush Trucking provides truckload transportation services across North America fueled by a fleet of some 1,500 tractors, 3,000 trailers, 100 straight trucks, and 45 flatbeds. Auto OEMs in the US and Canada (Ford, GM, Honda, and Toyota) are among the company's major customers, as well as many Tier 1 auto suppliers. Rush Trucking offers a slate of transportation and logistics services, from short- and long-haul to just-in-time, jointly with affiliates E.D.S. (expedited delivery), RayCan Transport (truckload service in Canada and the US), and Rush Distribution Service (logistics). President and CEO Andra Rush founded Rush Trucking in 1984; it is the largest Native American-owned business in the US.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. was established in 1919. From Kansas City to Kobe, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (the "K" Line) carries freight to and from ports worldwide. One of Japan's largest marine transportation companies, the company operates a fleet of more than 480 vessels that transport coal, grain, iron ore, and lumber, in addition to automobiles, crude oil, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Its fleet includes containerships, bulk carriers, car carriers, and tankers and has a carrying capacity of nearly 30 million deadweight tons (DWT). The "K" Line also operates marine and rail terminals and offers logistics, freight forwarding, and warehousing services.

Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. provides marine transportation services through the ownership and operation of double hull product tankers worldwide. Its product tankers transport refined petroleum products, including gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, naphtha, gas oil, and heating oil. The company’s fleet includes 12 hull product tankers with a carrying capacity of approximately 680,000 dwt, of which 2 double hull product/chemical tankers with a capacity of 47,000 dwt and 2 double hull product/chemical tankers with a capacity of 37,000 dwt are owned through equal partnership joint ventures with a subsidiary of Glencore International, A.G. Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Athens, Greece.

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.

Abdon Callais Offshore, LLC was founded in 1945 by Abdon Callais, grandfather of president and CEO Peter Callais. The Callais family controls the company; other backers have included private equity firm Stonehenge Capital. Abdon Callais Offshore provides freight and passenger transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Abdon Callais Offshore company operates its fleet of about 75 supply vessels, utility vessels, and crew boats in the Gulf of Mexico, serving coastal, shelf, and deepwater projects. It counts both production companies and service companies among its customers.

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