NORDEN, which was established in 1871, has offices in Denmark, China, Singapore, the US, Brazil, and India. Dampskibsselskabet "NORDEN" (in English, Steamship Company NORDEN) steers a steady course in global shipping. The company operates crude oil tankers and vessels that transport dry bulk commodities such as coal, grain, and steel. Its fleet consists of 200 bulk carriers and 30 tankers, and it has a newbuild program that includes 67 bulk carriers and 15 tankers. NORDEN is one of the world's leading operators of Handymax bulk carriers, as well as a top operator of Capesize and Panamax vessels for its dry cargo transport and of Aframax oil tankers. Its large fleet consists primarily of chartered vessels.

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.

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.

NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen operates nearly 400 stations in the Netherlands. It has a contract agreement to run the Dutch main rail network until 2015. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (also known as Dutch Railways), the holding company for NS Group, moves more than a million people a day in the Netherlands. NS Group primarily operates passenger trains throughout the country (including a high speed train) but has expanded into the UK, through its subsidiary NedRailways, operating in Liverpool and northern England. It also transports passengers in Germany, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic. NS Group's other segments include hub development (management of the train stations) and construction.

Phoenix International Freight Services makes sure your cargo doesn't go up in flames. The company offers logistics services throughout the world, arranging the transportation of both air and ocean freight. It also provides cargo insurance, customs brokerage, vendor management, and warehousing and distribution services. Phoenix operates more than two dozen offices in the US, plus almost 50 more in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America; the company also maintains a network of agents in other regions. Phoenix, founded in 1979, is owned by retired chairman Bill McInerney, along with president and CEO Stephane Rambaud and managing director Andy Wang.

PlanGraphics can do more than read a map. The company provides IT services for geographic information systems (GIS), computer-based mapping applications used with database management software to analyze customer demographics, mineral exploration, military surveillance, crop forecasting, and other data. PlanGraphics' customers include government entities, utilities, and corporations, such as Entergy and the US Army Corps of Engineers. In 2009 Integrated Freight Corp., a Florida-based transportation company, acquired a majority stake in PlanGraphics, which then acquired Integrated Freight. The merged company then sold PlanGraphics' operating subsidiary to CEO John Antenucci.

The main US arm of Toronto-based company Vitran, Vitran Express provides less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation services. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Vitran Express operates from a network of about 110 terminals in about 30 states in the midwestern, mid-Atlantic, southwestern, and western US. The company extends service elsewhere in the US through alliances with other LTL carriers. In addition, Vitran Express partners with its parent's Canadian LTL unit to offer cross-border service.

Coras Iompair Eireann is king of the road (and rail) in Ireland. The company, known as the CIE Group, operates the Dublin Bus, Bus Atha Cliath, and Bus Eireann units as well as the Iarnrod Eireann passenger and freight rail system. Most of the CIÉ Group's revenue comes from its road passenger operations. Other operations include tourism, property sales, food service, and outdoor advertising sales. The company's CIE Tours International bus tour company primarily does business in North America. The CIE Group is wholly owned by the government of Ireland.

France's state-owned railway company, Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais (SNCF), is still blazing a trail as the nation's primary provider of local and long-distance passenger and freight service. Overall, the SNCF network covers 120 countries, spanning more than 32,000 km (almost 20,000 miles) of track and about 3,000 stations. SNCF's Eurostar joint venture shuttles passengers between Paris and London via the Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel"), and high-speed train operator Thalys links Paris with other European capitals. SNCF's high-speed TGV passenger trains travel at up to 350 mph. About one-third of SNCF's revenues are generated outside of France.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) is a containership lessor, publicly traded since 15th August 2008 on the New York Stock Exchange - ticker: GSL. We are a Marshall Islands Corporation with administrative offices in London. We own a fleet of modern containerships that are leased out under long-term, fixed-rate time charters. Our mission is to be a preferred provider of quality chartered containership tonnage for top tier liner shipping companies, with a business model that generates sustainable cash flows. Our time charters provide a cost effective alternative to direct vessel ownership for our liner shipping customers, allowing them to free up capital and management resources for other strategic needs.Container shipping forms an integral part of the infrastructure underpinning globalization. Although the container shipping sector suffered a significant downturn in 2008 and 2009, as a result of disruption in trade flows caused by global economic upheaval, the industry has shown substantial growth over the long-term. From 1997 to 2007, containerized trade grew at an average compound rate of approximately 10% per year. This growth has been further compounded in the containership leasing sector by the trend towards the disaggregation of asset ownership and asset operation. GSL is well positioned to capitalize upon mid to long-term opportunities within this dynamic space.

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