Maritime Directory

London, United Arab Emirates

The UK's leading ports group, ABP owns and operates 21 ports all around the UK and handles approximately a quarter of the country's seaborne trade. Its ports are: Ayr, Barrow, Barry, Cardiff, Fleetwood, Garston, Goole, Grimsby, Hull, Immingham, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Lowestoft, Newport, Plymouth, Port Talbot, Silloth, Southampton, Swansea, Teignmouth and Troon. ABP also has a property division which is responsible for managing the Group's extensive land and property assets. Issues relating to land that is used for port operations may involve anything from managing tenancy agreements to renegotiating leases, or providing expert advice on property-related matters when a disposal or acquisition is being considered. In addition, ABP's property division negotiates and manages the disposal of land and property that has been identified as non-core to the ongoing ports and transport business, adding value by securing alternative planning consents and infrastructure where appropriate.

Baltimore, MD, United States

Specializing in stevedoring bulk alloys, fertilizers, minerals, ores and break-bulk metals, steel and palletized cargos.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd. (BHP) was founded in 1885 as a single mining operation in Broken Hill, Australia. Today BHP is one of the worlds largest diversified resources companies with major operations in minerals, steel, petroleum, and service companies.

Newell, WV, United States

Montreal,, Quebec, Canada

CN: North America's Railroad CN is a leader in the North American rail industry. Following its acquisition of Illinois Central in 1999, WC in 2001 and GLT in 2004, as well as its partnership agreement with BC Rail in 2004, CN provides shippers with more options and greater reach in the rapidly expanding market for north-south trade. We are a more efficient railroad: CN has one of the best operating ratios in this industry and is committed to moving more freight, more quickly and with fewer assets. We are a more connected railroad: CN is the only railroad which crosses the continent east-west and north-south, serving ports on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts while linking customers to all three NAFTA nations. We are a more diverse railroad: CN revenues derive from the movement of a diversified and balanced portfolio of goods including petroleum and chemicals, grain and fertilizers, coal, metals and minerals, forest products, intermodal and automotive.

Petersburg, AK, United States

HOUSTON, TX, United States

Erie, PA, United States

Great Lakes Minerals' operations primarily serve the building materials and construction, energy and metallurgy industries.

Baar, Switzerland

Glencore International AG, a privately-owned company organised under the laws of Switzerland and, together with its subsidiaries ("Glencore") is a leading, diversified natural resources group with worldwide activity in the mining, smelting, refining, processing and marketing of metals and minerals, energy products and agricultural products. Glencore is engaged in the physical trading of commodities on a global basis, purchasing physical commodities as principal, mostly from producers and selling and delivering these commodities to industrial consumers such as car manufacturers, steel mills, public utilities and flour mills. Glencore also provides financing, logistics, marketing and purchasing services to producers and consumers of commodities. These activities are supported by strategic investments in industrial assets relating to Glencore's core physical trading business. Turnover for the 2001 fiscal year was US$ 44,5 billion, Total Assets were US$ 10,8 billion and Total Shareholder's Equity was US$ 2,3 billion at 31 December 2001. Glencore International AG is rated BBB+ and Baa2 by Standard & Poor's and Moody's respectively.

Wellington,, New Zealand

Norway

Cleveland,, OH, United States

We own strategically located, proven, long-life reserves of high-quality industrial minerals. Great Lakes Minerals The largest and highest-quality limestone producer on the Great Lakes, with quarries, processing plants, docking facilities and the largest fleet of self-unloading U.S.- Flag vessels on the Lakes. Global Stone Operates limestone quarries and lime and limestone processing facilities serving customers located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States. Performance Minerals Mines and processes specialized industrial minerals, primarily high-purity silica sands and muscovite mica, with facilities in the southwestern United States, Ohio and North Carolina.

Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia

The Port Hedland Port Authority is a bulk minerals port, with the great majority of its exports being Iron Ore. The 1998/99 financial year saw a throughput of 67,230,080 tonnes, of which Iron Ore made up 63,705,916 tonnes.

Port Adelaide, South Australia,, Australia

Situated 223km north of Adelaide, Port Pirie has a population of over 16,000. Pasminco Pty Ltd operates one of the largest smelters in the world, exporting large quantities of zinc concentrates and lead. Other exports include grains and seeds, with principal imports comprising minerals, coal and ores. During 2001/2002, 1.15 million tonnes of cargo was moved through Port Pirie.

Newport, Gwent, Great Britain (Uk)

Newport, the most easterly of ABP’s South Wales ports, is ideally located to serve the UK’s main industrial and commercial areas. The port has excellent road communications, being just five minutes from J28 of the M4. Potentially, this can lead to better vehicle utilisation with both time- and cost-savings for customers. The port also has direct rail connections to the deep-water berths, offering flexibility and further cost-savings, especially for heavier cargo loads. The port employs direct labour and enjoys excellent labour relations. Flexible working conditions allow Newport to offer 24-hour working and an inclusive total logistics package. Customers can enjoy peace of mind through using qualified, experienced labour. The port is able to handle a wide range of traffics including fresh produce, agribulks, vehicles, steel, solid fuel, minerals, forest products, scrap, general cargo and project cargoes.

Shelburn, IN, United States

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

7 Dundrum Business Park, Windy Arbour, Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland

SLR is an international consultancy, based near Oxford, with over 650 employees working from 18 offices in the UK, and 24 offices in North America (www.slrconsulting.com). It has a broad base of blue chip customers in the energy, waste management, planning & development, manufacturing, minerals/mining and financial sectors including, for example, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, BP, Hanson, Honda, Montagu Private Equity, Surrey County Council and The Environment Agency. SLR provides the full range of environmental services and is a leader in the area of sustainable development.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sandwell is a leading engineering contractor in transportation, power, petroleum, industrial process, manufacturing and general building, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that enable clients to build and maintain competitive advantage.

Houston, TX, United States

Worley's expertise spans a range of sectors including: Oil & Gas; Refining, Petrochemicals & Chemicals; Minerals & Metals; Power & Water, and Industrial & Infrastructure. Worley provides services for the full spectrum of a project's life from concept selection to front-end and detailed design on behalf of a blue chip client base. The Worley Group commenced operations over 25 years ago and now employs over 4,500 people in 41 office locations worldwide in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and the Americas. Worley has an established track record of successfully executing major projects for its clients, particularly in the oil and gas industry. Project revenue has been a significant driver of growth. It is complemented by alliance-based revenue, which is generally characterised by longer term relationships with reimbursible costs and performance incentives. Worley has recently expanded the scope of its business to include investment in, and development of, niche infrastructure projects, such as remote power generation plants and associated natural gas pipelines.