The prospect of moving freight is what makes this Panther pounce. Panther Expedited Services arranges the ground, air, and ocean transportation of time-sensitive cargo, primarily for companies in the automotive and other manufacturing industries but also for government agencies and for other transportation companies. The company transports its more than 10,000 customers' freight globally through a network of almost 1,100 owner-operated vehicles, 1,600 third-party ground-carriers, and an additional 500 ocean and air cargo carriers. It also offers warehousing and logistics services. Private equity firm Fenway Partners owns a controlling stake in the company. In mid-2010 Panther filed to go public.

As a provider of transportation infrastructure management services, Amey UK helps ensure that people can get to the office, and as a provider of business services, the company aims to help the office run smoothly. The company's majority-owned joint venture Tube Lines, manages the Jubilee, Northern, and Piccadilly lines, including stations and track infrastructure, for the London Underground. Amey also manages rail lines, highways, and local roads. It also offers a variety of facilities management, business process outsourcing, and consulting services. Amey's clients come from the public and private sectors in aviation, defense, education, and transportation. Spanish construction group Ferrovial owns Amey.

Amerijet International moves freight by multiple methods not only in the Americas and not only by jet. The company provides scheduled air cargo services in North, South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, with a fleet of about 15 Boeing aircraft. Amerijet also arranges ground transportation of its customers' freight in North America and offers air and sea freight forwarding services worldwide. (As a freight forwarder, the company buys capacity from transportation providers and resells it to customers.) The company maintains about 370,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space. Miami-based investment firm H.I.G. Capital Management owns a controlling stake in Amerijet.

DFDS bought ferry operator Norfolk Holdings for $425 million in 2010 from A.P. Meller-Maersk, which acquired 31% of DFDS in the deal; Vesterhavet owns 36% of DFDS. DFDS carries freight and passengers. Most of the company's revenue comes from ro-ro and ro-pax shipping. (Ro-ro is short for roll-on, roll-off, which is how cargo is loaded and unloaded. Ro-pax vessels carry passengers and their vehicles, as well as freight.) DFDS' other operating units include container shipping, cruise ships (which also carry freight), terminal services, and trailer or logistics services. DFDS operates primarily in the North Sea area. its fleet consists of some 60 cargo vessels, with several that also transport passengers.

Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao Paulo - Metro is part of Brazil's underground. It operates the subway system serving the Sao Paulo, Brazil, metropolitan area. Often referred to as simply the Sao Paulo Metro or the Metro, the mass transit system consists of about 40 miles of track, runs on four lines, and operates some 55 underground and above ground stations. In service since 1974, the Metro moves more than three million passengers each day. The system is part of The Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports, an agency of the Government of the State of Sao Paulo.

No, TransAm Trucking isn't that movie where Burt Reynolds helps haul beer from Texas to Georgia -- that was Smokey and the Bandit. TransAm Trucking does haul freight in the South, and in most of the rest of the US, and the company has carried a little beer in its time, along with other products that require temperature-controlled transportation. It operates a fleet of about 1,200 tractors and 2,400 refrigerated trailers. But no black Pontiac Trans Ams with T-tops. In addition to for-hire transportation, TransAm Trucking offers dedicated fleet services, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to customers long-term. The company was founded in 1987.

Marine transportation company Sea Star Line carries cargo between the US and Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the US Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean on three combination roll-on/roll-off/lift-on/lift-off vessels. (The vessels are so named because shipping containers, cars, and heavy equipment can be rolled onto them on chassis or lifted on by cranes.) Saltchuk Resources, owner of Totem Ocean Trailer Express, owns 90% of Sea Star Lines; Puerto Rico-based Taino Star owns 10%. Sea Star is subject to the Jones Act, a federal law that allows only vessels controlled and operated by US companies to transport cargo between US ports.

Watkins Associated Industries does business over the road, on the ground, and by the sea. Its trucking businesses include Highway Transport (liquid bulk cargo, such as chemicals and petroleum), Land Span (general cargo), Sunco Carriers (refrigerated cargo), and Watson Truckload Services (regional general cargo). Other units engage in real estate development (apartment complexes and shopping centers), door and window manufacturing (Tucker Door and Trim Corp.), property and casualty insurance, and seafood processing (Tampa Maid Foods). Bill Watkins founded the family-owned company in 1932 with a $300 pickup truck.

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.

The IMC Group is a privately-held enterprise based in Asia. Its roots can be traced back to the early 1900s, when the founder’s family was engaged in the provision of transportation and banking services. In line with the rapid industrialisation of Asia, the IMC Group seeks to achieve world-class performance to meet the challenges facing its key areas of interests involving industries and financial sectors, lifestyle-oriented real estate investments, education and social development. Currently headquartered in Singapore, the IMC Group has more than 9,000 employees representing some 18 nationalities worldwide. It has a major presence in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia, as well as representative offices in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, India and the Philippines.In this rapidly-changing and integrating world, the philosophy behind IMC’s business approach is simple. Firm in the belief that businesses have the capability and responsibility to contribute to the community and society, IMC is set on achieving stable and sustainable development in the environment it operates in. By valuing long-term relationships with business partners and aspiring to be a dynamic organisation that is growing from a family business into a business family, IMC hopes to create a strategic alliance and a harmonious co-existence with all parties concerned for a better future together.

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