MTC ACQUIRES STAKE IN CHILEAN LOGISTICS FIRM
 SAN FRANCISCO – 02/17/07 – Bay Area-headquartered logistics service company MTC International has acquired a stake in Transtainer SA, a logistics company based in San Antonio Port, Chile, and its terminal operating subsidiary, Seaport SA.
Transtainer SA operates a fleet of trucks specialized in container transportation and a fleet of reach stackers, forklifts and side lifters. Seaport SA handles not only Chilean import and exports, but also provides transit cargo operations for shippers in Argentina and other South American countries.
The company specializes in providing cargo logistics for agricultural, forest and industrial export companies and retail, industrial, and automobile import products.
Approved by Chilean Customs as a bonded warehouse operator, the Transtainer SA provides services in the vicinity of San Antonio Port.
Marine Terminals Corp. provides contract stevedore, warehouse, and terminal operating company services for all types of commodities, including more than six million TEUs annually through is 32 terminal facilities on the US West and East Coasts.
The company, founded in 1931, provides its global services through MTC International and MTC de Mexico and has joint ventures with several major ocean carriers and affiliates in transportation-handling equipment and IT software.
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