
DryShips, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers and drilling rigs that operate worldwide. Its drybulk fleet principally carries various drybulk commodities, including bulk items comprising coal, iron ore, and grains; and minor bulk items, such as bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of April 6, 2010, the company owned and operated a fleet of 39 drybulk carriers consisting of 7 Capesize, 28 Panamax, 2 Supramax vessels, and 2 Panamax newbuilding vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 3.3 million dwt, as well as owned and operated 2 ultra-deep water semi-submersible drilling rigs and 4 ultra deep-water newbuilding drillships. DryShips Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE) is a privately owned Alaska corporation operating a fleet of (RO/RO) cargo ships to Alaska between the Ports of Anchorage and Tacoma, Washington. Additionally, TOTE provides overland highway and intermodal connections throughout greater Alaska, the Lower 48 States, and Canada. Beginning as a small company with one ship, TOTE has evolved into an enterprise specialized and dedicated to serving Alaska's transportation needs. As with Alaska, the long journey to TOTE's success has been marked by perseverance and resourcefulness in the face of a cyclical economy and challenging operating conditions. As a premier provider of ocean transportation service to Alaska, TOTE is committed to meeting its customer's needs and providing flexible services in a timely fashion. Through an attentive relationship with each customer, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. has been successfully operated since 1975.

Con-way Freight specializes in next-day and second-day less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation. (LTL carriers consolidate loads from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Con-way Freight company operates throughout the US, with an extended network in North America via Con-way Freight Canada and Con-way Mexico. Transborder services extend to Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. Overall, Con-way Freight operates a fleet of about 8,300 tractors and 26,000 trailers from some 365 terminals. Con-way Freight is the main subsidiary of Con-way, which also owns supply chain management and truckload freight transportation businesses.

A less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, Wilson Trucking hauls freight from about 45 terminals in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic US. LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload; Wilson Trucking tries to haul freight directly from origin terminal to destination terminal, avoiding when possible intermediate stops at terminals to break down and reassemble loads. The company operates a fleet of about 970 tractors and 1,800 trailers. Outside its core region, Wilson Trucking offers service elsewhere in the US and in parts of Canada through partnerships with other carriers. The company was founded in 1926.

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company operates as an interstate freight carrier with regional railroad operating in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. Providence and Worcester Railroad company transports various commodities, including automobiles, construction aggregates, iron and steel products, chemicals, lumber, scrap metals, plastic resins, cement, coal, construction and demolition debris, and processed foods, as well as edible foodstuffs, such as corn syrup and vegetable oils. As of December 31, 2009, its rail freight system comprised approximately 516 miles of track. The company also services a double-stack intermodal terminal facility in New England in Worcester, Massachusetts. In addition, it engages in the sale of properties, granting of easements, and licensing and leasing of land and tracks. Providence and Worcester Railroad company was founded in 1969 and is based in Worcester, Massachusetts.

MC Shipping is owned by an investment fund managed by Irving Place Capital, an affiliate of private equity firm Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. MC Shipping knows the rap when it comes to ocean freight transportation. The company's fleet of more than 20 vessels consists mainly of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) carriers; it also includes containerships. MC Shipping leases its vessels on time charters, bareboat charters (in which the lessee provides its own crew), and spot charters. Day-to-day operation of the company's fleet is overseen by independent ship-management companies. It has offices in Indonesia, London, Monaco, and Singapore.

Alpine Air Express, Inc., through its subsidiary Alpine Aviation, Inc., provides air cargo services. It transports mail packages and other time-sensitive cargo to approximately 29 cities in the western portion of the mainland United States. The company also offers contract cargo and charter services for other package delivery and cargo carriers; maintenance services on aircraft owned or operated by third parties; leasing of passenger aircraft; and first officer training program. As of October 31, 2009, it operated a portfolio of 29 aircrafts. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Provo, Utah.

Knightsbridge Tankers Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oil and dry bulk cargoes worldwide. As of December 31, 2009, the companys fleet consisted of four double-hull very large crude oil carriers and two capesize dry bulk carriers. It serves oil companies, tanker companies, dry bulk carriers, petroleum products traders, and government agencies. Knightsbridge Tankers Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

SPT (also known as Skaugen PetroTrans) may not be in the light industry sector, but it is engaged in lightering -- the offshore transfer of crude oil from the largest tankers to smaller vessels that can enter ports. It operates a fleet of two Aframax tankers and six lightering support vessels. The company performs its services around the globe, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, the US Atlantic Coast, US Pacific Coast, and the Persian Gulf. When SPT isn't lightering, it provides support services, such as overseeing fuel transfers and providing equipment and personnel. SPT Inc. is owned by I.M. Skaugen and Teekay Corporation, which bought a 50% stake in SPT in 2003.

Grupo TMM, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated logistics and transportation company in Mexico. The company offers maritime transportation services, including offshore vessels, which offer transportation and other services to the Mexican offshore oil industry; tankers that transport petroleum products in Mexican waters; parcel tankers, which transport liquid chemical and vegetable oil cargos from and to the United States and Mexico; and tugboats that provide towing services at the port of Manzanillo, Mexico. It operates a fleet of 46 vessels, which comprise product and chemical tankers, harbor tugs, and various offshore supply vessels. The company also operates two Mexican port facilities, Tuxpan and Acapulco, as well as provides port agent services to vessel owners and operators in the Mexican ports. Its logistics business provides trucking services to manufacturers consisting of automobile plants, and retailers, as well as offers logistical facilities in industrial cities and railroad hubs in Aguascalientes, Toluca, Puebla, Veracruz, Nuevo Laredo, Cuernavaca, Mexico City, Monterrey, Manzanillo, Ensenada, and Altamira. The company's logistics services include consulting, analytical, and logistics outsourcing; logistics network analysis; logistics information process design; trucking, intermodal transport, and auto haulage services; warehousing and bonded warehousing facility management; supply chain and logistics management; product handling and repackaging; local pre-assembly; maintaining and repairing containers; and inbound and outbound distribution using truck transport. Grupo TMM was founded in 1955 and in headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
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