SDV (USA) aims to arrange the transportation of its customers' freight PDQ. SDV (USA) Inc., which provides international air and ocean freight forwarding and logistics services, specializes in serving customers from industries such as in aerospace, high technology, manufacturing, and oil and gas. (As a freight forwarder, SDV (USA) buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers.) SDV (USA) Inc. operates from more than a dozen offices in major US trade gateways. SDV (USA) is a unit of France-based SDV International Logistics, which itself is a unit of the diversified Bollore group.

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.

General Steamship Agencies, Inc. is an acknowledged industry leader in providing ship agency services in North America. With roots in San Francisco, California dating back to 1920, our tramp agency network has staffed offices that span the entire continent. Our years of dedicated service to ship owners, charterers, shippers and receivers have prepared us well to take on future challenges. Our domestic and worldwide customer base consists of principals who nominate and appoint us on vessels of all types and sizes and which carry just about every commodity presently being imported to and exported from North America. We also regularly handle drydockings and military vessels. Our cruise divisions service passenger vessels on all US coasts and up into Canada and Alaska. Whether you require full or protective agency services, the experienced team at General Steamship Agencies, Inc. stands ready to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.

A company on the fast track, MTR operates Hong Kong's commuter railway system. The company's network was expanded significantly in 2007 through a combination with the rail operations of Kowloon-Canton Railway. Overall, MTR operates about 210 km of track in Hong Kong, Kowloon, the New Territories, and mainland China, plus a light rail network in the New Territories, an airport express line, and bus feeder services. Although railway operations make up the bulk of its business, MTR also manages residential and commercial properties near its stations. Through its Octopus Cards subsidiary, the company provides smart card technology for fare collection. The Hong Kong government owns a controlling stake in MTR.

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.

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.

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. provides sea borne dry bulk cargo transportation services worldwide. Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. company transports various types of cargo, including iron ore, coal and grain, steel products, fertilizers, cement, bauxite, and sugar and scrap metal. As of March 10, 2010, it owned and operated a fleet of 47 vessels comprising 5 Capesize, 14 Kamsarmax, 21 Panamax, 2 Supramax, and 5 Handymax vessels with a total carrying capacity of approximately 3.9 million deadweight tonnage. Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. company was founded in 1988 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Truckload carrier Pan American Express hauls freight throughout the US and Canada and arranges service into Mexico through partnerships with Mexican trucking companies. The company operates a fleet of about 160 tractors and 475 trailers from terminals in Dallas, Harlingen, and Laredo, Texas, and in Romulus, Michigan. Company president Ricardo Guardado owns a majority interest in Pan American Express.

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.

MCO Transport specializes in hauling cargo to and from ports in the southeastern US. The company's fleet of more than 160 trucks includes vans, containers, and flatbed trailers. By taking a container from a ship and hauling it over the road, the company helps facilitate intermodal transportation. Company president Danny McComas is the majority owner of MCO Transport.

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