The trains of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) are being driven by a new engineer. In December 2007 the government of Hong Kong, which owns KCRC, combined the company's rail operations with those of commuter rail operator MTR, which also is controlled by the government. Before its operations were merged with MTR's, KCRC provided commuter rail service in the Hong Kong region over three main lines. Its network consisted of some 113 kilometers (70 miles) of track. Although MTR runs the combined system, KCRC retains ownership of its rail-related assets and receives payments from MTR under a 50-year contract, which may be extended.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates offshore supply vessels (OSVs), multi-purpose support vessels, and a shore-base to provide logistics support and specialty services to the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry primarily in the United States and Gulf of Mexico. It operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment owns and operates fleets of the U.S.-flagged OSVs that support deepwater and ultra- deepwater exploration, development, production, construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and enhanced oil recovery requirements of the oil and gas industry. This segment also owns conventional OSVs, work class ROVs, and a shore-base facility located in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. In addition, it provides vessel management services for other vessels owners, which include crewing, daily operational management, and maintenance activities. The Downstream segment owns and operates a fleet of ocean-going tugs and tank barges that transport petroleum products, primarily in the northeastern United States, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and Puerto Rico. These tugs and tank barges provide coastwise transportation of refined and bunker grade petroleum products, as well as offer other services, including the support of deepwater well testing and other applications for refining, marketing, and trading companies. As of December 31, 2009, Hornbeck Offshore Services owned and operated a fleet of 47 new generation OSVs, and 9 double-hulled barges and 10 ocean-going tugs.

With about 16,500 kilometers (10,200 miles) of track, Italy's government-owned Ferrovie dello Stato provides the backbone of the nation's rail transportation system. Ferrovie dello Stato operates through two main divisions: Trenitalia, which manages the transport of goods and passengers; and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), which manages the railway network and maintains rail infrastructure. Services include high-speed passenger trains that can travel at more than 190 mph. Ferrovie dello Stato also manages Italy's main train stations and surrounding commercial complexes.

Euronav is a vertically integrated owner operator and manager able to provide complete shipping services in addition to its fleet of modern large tankers. The crude oil sea-borne transportation market is cyclical and highly volatile requiring flexible, proactive management of assets in terms of fleet composition and employment. Euronav increases exposure to the market through opportunistically entering the market by chartering vessels from other owners and tonnage provider whilst maintaining a core fleet of high quality owned or controlled tonnage. The Euronav core fleet has an average age of a little over 6 years. (For further details see fleet) Euronav operates its fleet both on the spot and the period market. Most of Euronav's VLCCs and 1 V-Plus are operated in the Tankers International pool. The majority of its Suezmax fleet is fixed on long term charter. Euronav can also supply and operate Floating, Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessels through conversion or newbuilding. Euronav is able to bring added value to its offshore projects through building supervision or construction, engineering and in-house management. Fleet management is conducted by three wholly owned subsidiaries Euronav Ship Management SA and Euronav SAS, both French companies with head quarters in Nantes, France and with a major branch office in Antwerp, Belgium and Euronav Ship Management (Hellas) Ltd. with branch office in Piraeus, Greece. The skills of its directly employed seagoing officers and shore-based captains and engineers give it a competitive edge in high quality design, maintenance and operation. Euronav vessels fly Belgian, Greek and French flag.

UK drivers know they can get a honk and a wave from the eye-catching green lorries of the Stobart Group. Once a family-owned trucking company bearing the name Eddie Stobart, the group is now a major transportation and logistics operation offering storage, rail, and port service, in addition to its fleet of 1,850 trucks and 3,000 trailers. Stobart Group owns and operates more than 6 million sq. ft. of warehouse space. Its port service is available in Widnes, in northwest England, and its rail service is operated primarily for the UK's #1 retailer, Tesco. Stobart Group formed in 2007 from a merger between Stobart Holdings Limited and Westbury Property Fund. One-fourth of the company's stock is owned by Invesco.

Heartland Express stays close to home as a short- to medium-haul truckload carrier -- its average trip is just over 500 miles. With the exception of traffic from its Phoenix hub, the company mainly operates east of the Rockies; it also offers service in the southwestern US. Although most of its loads go directly from origin to destination, Heartland also operates from about 10 regional distribution hubs, which are located near major customers.Heartland Express company regional hubs focus on short-haul freight movements (less than 500 miles). Heartland transports general commodities, including appliances, auto parts, consumer products, food, and paper products.

Norfolk Southern Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. Its operations consist of the transportation of coal, coke, and iron ore products; automotive products, such as finished vehicles and auto parts; chemicals consisting of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, and municipal wastes; metals and construction products comprising steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, bricks, and minerals; agriculture and consumer products, including soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizer, animal and poultry feed, food oils, flour, beverages, canned goods, sweeteners, consumer products, and ethanol; and paper, clay, and forest products, which include lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, scrap paper, and clay. The company’s intermodal traffic includes shipments moving in trailers, domestic and international containers, and roadrailer equipment.It handles these shipments on behalf of intermodal marketing companies, international steamship lines, truckers, and other shippers. The company also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, as well as provides a range of logistics services. In addition, it operates and leases regularly scheduled passenger trains and commuter trains. Further, Norfolk Southern Corporation engages in the acquisition, leasing, and management of coal, oil, gas, and minerals; development of commercial real estate; telecommunications; and leasing or sale of rail property and equipment. As of December 31, 2009, it operates approximately 21,000 miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.

Burns Motor Freight hauls wood products and other cargo in the eastern half of the US and into eastern Canada. Serving timber producers in Appalachia, the company operates from three terminals in West Virginia. Burns Motor Freight is owned and run by members of the Burns family. Fred Burns Sr. founded the company with a single used tractor in 1949.

Premuda is a shipping group listed on the Stock Exchange, its business being the transport of liquid and dry goods in bulk - employing its own ships as well as those of third parties. The first Italian shipping company to be listed on the Stock Exchange, it boasts an important Fleet of a high technical level composed of tankers, dry bulkers and FPSO. Premuda is today one of the main operators in maritime transport and in the chartering of ships for liquid and dry goods in bulk. Premuda has been on the market since 1907 updating its operating procedures using ships endowed with the most advanced technology. The Group functions with the utmost respect for international regulations regarding safety and protection of the environment. Given the attention now universally focused on the problems concerning safety in sea transport, the value of the Group Fleet has increased. The on-going updating (set in motion by the Erika case) of IMO regulations so as to exclude shipping traffic of single hull tonnage is a strong positive element for the Group, since it implies pursuant remarkable optimism on chartering market trends and on the value of the fleet for the next few years.

Kirby Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides marine transportation and diesel engine services to the marine and power generation markets in the United States. Kirby Corporation operates in two segments, Marine Transportation and Diesel Engine Services. The Marine Transportation segment engages in the inland transportation of petrochemicals, black oil products, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargoes by barges, as well as offers transportation services for inland and offshore barge operators, oil service companies, offshore fishing companies, the USCG, and the United States Navy. As of February 27, 2009, this segment owned and operated 863 inland tank barges, 213 inland towboats, 4 offshore dry-cargo barges, 4 offshore tugboats, and an offshore shifting tugboat, as well as a bulk liquid terminal. The Diesel Engine Services segment involves in the overhaul and repair of medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines and reduction gears, and related parts sales in the marine market. This segment also provides aftermarket services for vessels powered by diesel engines utilized in various inland and offshore marine industries; aftermarket services for diesel engines that provide standby, peak, and base load power generation to the users of industrial reduction gears, as well as for standby generation components of the nuclear industry in the power generation market; and aftermarket services and parts for shortline, industrial, and Class II and transit railroads in the railroad market. Kirby Corporation was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990 because of the changing emphasis of its business. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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