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Costa Container Lines S.p.A. .:: Italy ::.
The union of two traditional shipping companies, Costa Container Lines and Grandi Traghetti/Gilnavi gives birth to a shipping and goods transportation group of substantial international relevance both for its size and its range of services, however still maintaining the cure and attention reserved to each single customer.

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  | | | | http://www.costacontainer.com |


Maersk Sealand shipping containers worldwide .:: Denmark ::.
Maersk Sealand is one of the largest liner shipping companies in the world, serving customers all over the globe.
With a fleet numbering more than 300 container vessels and one million containers, we ensure reliable and comprehensive worldwide coverage.
Our feeder vessels, trucks and dedicated trains allow us to offer a unique concept of door-to-door services.

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  http://www.maersksealand.com |


ZIM Shipping company .:: Israel ::.
Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd is one of the largest container-shipping companies in the world and offers transportation services along most of the major international trading routes to customers throughout the world.

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  | | | | http://www.zim.com |


COSCO Shipping Company .:: China ::.
COSCO was found on April 27, 1961 as the pioneer of international shipping carrier in China, together with the reconstruction of national transportation resources on February 16, 1993, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) has grown into a $17 billion corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe.
COSCO today own and operate a variety of merchant fleet of some 600 vessels with total carrying capacity of up to 35 million DWT, which help make a hit with achieving annual traffic volume of more than 270 million tons.

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  | http://www.cosco.com |


CCLA Shipping Company .:: United States ::.
CCLA (COSCO Containers Line Americas) is a branch of the COSCO Group one of the leading container shipping company in the world.
CCLA is a COSCO dedicated and specialized company for the Americas shipping markets and needs.

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  | | http://www.cosco-usa.com |


Evergreen Marine Corp (EMC)
Since its establishment by Dr Yung-Fa Chang on 1 September 1968, Evergreen Marine Corp (EMC) has secured its place in shipping history. Since those early days, it has not only survived, but positively thrived on hard-work and perseverance, until today it boasts a fleet of over 100 container vessels. Both in terms of the magnitude of its fleet and its cargo loading capacity, EMC ranks among the world's leading international shipping companies.

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  http://www.evergreen-marine.com |


Hatsu Marine Limited .:: United Kingdom ::.
Hatsu Marine Limited was established in January 2002 as a new UK-flag container shipping company with its headquarters in London. It is part of the global Evergreen Group that also includes Evergreen Marine Corporation, Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione SpA and EVA Air.

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  http://www.hatsu-marine.com |


Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione S.p.A. .:: Italy ::.
Lloyd was originally founded in 1833 as 'Lloyd Austriaco', an insurance organisation modelled on the British Lloyd's. (FORWARDS) is the motto on which Lloyd Triestino was founded over a century and a half ago. Now, more than even before in the Company's history, this same motto reflects the spirit of the 'new' Lloyd Triestino: a Company that is looking forward to continuing its growth, dominating the seas and providing an unparalleled service to its customers for centuries to come.

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  | | | | http://www.lloydtriestino.it |


CSAV Compa?ia SudAmericana de Vapores .:: Chile ::.
Compa??a Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) is a Chilean publicly traded shipping company, presently the largest in Latin America. The Company's philosophy is mainly directed to the attainment of a top quality service for its customers, providing timely and efficient measures to assist them in improving their foreign trade operations, offering all its shipping facilities, technology and services, and ensuring the reliable transportation of their products to and from all the main areas of the world.

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  | | | http://www.csav.com |


Alian .:: Brazil ::.
In 2003, Alian?a was recognized as 'the best transport and logistics company in Brazil' by both Exame magazine, and the financial newspaper Valor Econ?mico. In the same year, we gained ISO 9001/2000 certification, acknowledging a standard of operational service long recognized by the market. Alian?a's strong, steady growth is due to increases in both our cabotage and international business. Through new investments in our container terminals, truck fleet, and logistics service expansion and with the strengthening of international liftings, our current cargo forecast of 270,000 teus will yield gross income in the order of US$ 380 million.

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  | | | | http://www.alianca.com.br |


MSC - Mediterranian Shipping Company S.A. .:: Switzerland ::.
Shipping line engaged in Worldwide Container Transport. MSC provides an unparalleled service network via dedicated own offices throughout the world and remains a truly independent and private Company able to respond quickly to market changes and implement long term plans, without unnecessary interference or delay. As of end-October '05, MSC was operating 270 container vessels with an intake capacity of 750,000 TEUs.

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  | | | | http://www.mscgva.ch |


Star Shipping .:: Norway ::.
Star Shipping provides high quality transportation and logistic services for a number of industries. The Star fleet includes more than 70 ships, totaling 2,9 million deadweight tons. Star, founded in 1961, is owned by two major ship-owners; Grieg Shipping AS and Masterbulk Pte. Ltd., the latter wholly owned by the Westfal-Larsen family. Star has a unique position in the transportation of forestry products worldwide. With more than 40 highly specialized Open Hatch vessels that are tailor made for the carriage of wood pulp, rolled paper and other forestry products. Star also operates a modern fleet of about 30 geared Handysize/ Handymax bulk carriers, equipped with grabs. This fleet operates worldwide carrying a large variety of cargoes, such as coal, coke, alumina, fertilizers, cement, concentrates, steel products, grain, sugar, salt, scrap and logs. Star Shipping operates two regular container services, one between North Europe and the US East Coast/Gulf and one between North Europe and the US West Coast. The combination of containers, break bulk and project cargoes makes this service unique and competitive. Star offers shippers integrated transport solutions from customer to end receiver. As part of our transportation solutions we have long term agreements with terminals in all our major ports around the world to provide efficient and safe cargo handling.

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  | | | | http://www.starshipping.com |


P&O Nedlloyd .:: United Kingdom ::.
P&O Nedlloyd is one of the world's leading providers of point-to-point container shipping services. To support this core business, it also offers a range of value-added logistics services, from relatively simple freight management to sophisticated supply chain management. The company is wholly owned by Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV (RPONL), which is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (Euronext) and was admitted to the AEX index in March 2005. In 2004, P&O Nedlloyd's turnover was US$ 6.7 billion. P&O Nedlloyd operates a modern fleet of 156 vessels with a standing capacity of 428,000 teu, calling at 217 ports in 99 countries.

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  | | | http://www.ponl.com |


NAVEX - Empresa Portuguesa de Navega??o , S. A. .:: Portugal ::.
Navex was founded in Lisbon , September 9th 1967, starting its activities as Shipping Agent.

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  | | http://www.navex.pt |


APL America President Lines Shipping company .:: United States ::.
APL America President Lines APL provides customers around the world with container transportation services through a network combining high-quality intermodal operations with state-of-the-art information technology. APL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, a global transportation and logistics company engaged in shipping and related businesses.

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  | | | http://www.apl.com |


OWL Ocean World Lines Shipping Company .:: United States ::.
Ocean World Lines has been operating as a neutral NVO for over 20 years. We have a solid staff of experienced professionals who deliver knowledgeable and efficient service to our customers. OWL is one of the largest fully bonded NVO?s in the world with nearly 70,000 TEU?s shipped annually. We are able to save our customers both time and money by utilizing our extensive network of carriers and obtaining the best pricing and service available. We currently have eight offices strategically placed throughout the United States and regional offices in the UK, France and Germany. Additionally we maintain a network of agents throughout the world.

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  | | | | http://www.owlusa.com |


ESCO - Estonian Shipping Company Ltd. .:: Estonia ::.
The Estonian Shipping Company, ESCO, with the registered name in Estonian: AS Eesti Merelaevandus, is the oldest ship-owning company in Estonia. The company focuses on shipowning and management of container/multipurpose and ro-ro vessels, providing full commercial ship- and operational management including financial- and accounting services. ESCO has proud traditions. Its roots date back from the middle of the 20th century. A remarkable illustration of the shipping activities of ESCO has been ownership and management of ferries, timbercarriers, bulkcarriers, operating both in the tramp market, as well as managing liner activities. These liner acitivities involved a.o. approximately 30 years of shipping between Europe and West Africa, but focus has always been on trade between Estonian and Scandinavian ports.

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  | | | | http://www.eml.ee |


Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. .:: Japan ::.
Japanese shipping and logistics company operating 350 vessels worldwide, including gas tankers, general cargo ships and passenger vessels.

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  | http://www.mol.co.jp |


Latvian Shipping Company .:: Latvia ::.
In handy or medium sized tankers category the JSC Latvijas Ku?niec?ba (Latvian Shipping Company) is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It owns 31 tankers, 5 refrigerators, 2 gas carriers and one dry cargo ship ? in total 39 ships with highly professional crews that conform to contemporary requirements.
The company provides safe and high-quality freight shipments across all the world?s seas and oceans, carries out training and crewing in accordance with international conventions, as well as technical management for its own ships and those belonging to other shipping companies.
The Latvian Shipping Company?s shore administration structures, as well as fleet have received the ISM (International Safety Management) certificate.

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  | | | | http://www.lk.lv |


Hapag-Lloyd .:: Germany ::.
Hapag-Lloyd AG came into being on September 1, 1970 as a result of the merger of the shipping lines Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (Hamburg-America Line or Hapag), based in Hamburg, and Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL), based in Bremen. At the time of integration, these companies, founded in 1847 and 1857 respectively, had been active in ocean shipping for more than a century.
For more than 150 years, Hapag-Lloyd has linked continents, countries and cultures. A leading supplier in the global door-to-door container transport industry, the company handles complex logistics packages along the transportation chain, delivering a comprehensive range of services that run the entire gamut of shipping needs.
Hapag-Lloyd Container Line operates more than 500 sales offices in over 100 countries and employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company?s more than 130 containerships feature a total capacity of over 410,000 TEU, and are deployed across five regions worldwide: North Europe, South Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia.

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  | | http://www.hapag-lloyd.com |


UASC - United Araba Shipping Company S.A.G. .:: Kuwait ::.
UASC is the largest ocean carrier of dry cargo to the Middle East.
UASC has assumed this position on merits as a carrier providing first class service to its customers, which has been maintained, despite ups and downs, in the world.
As a National line, UASC maintains an unswerving commitment to serve the Arabian Gulf.
UASC offers a wide scope of services to the Arabian Gulf/Red Sea and Indian Sub-Continent regions thereby meeting the requirements of our customers.
The company has maintained its market leadership by being the top carrier; both in terms of liner cargo carryings as well as the port coverage in this region.
Uninterrupted and regular shipping services to the Arabian Gulf, maintained during the Gulf war, proved yet again the strong commitment of UASC to this important region.

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  | | | | http://www.uasc.com.kw |


Transinsular, Transportes Mar?timos Insulares, SA .:: Portugal ::.
National Shipowner with regular service to the Portuguese Islands of Madeira and Azores , of any kind of cargoes , including bulk and cement carriers.

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  | | http://www.transinsular.pt |

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