José Alberto Thomsen Queirolo

Ultragas Group is the ship owning and operating arm of the Ultramar Group, a well known organization with activities focusing on meeting the transportation needs of customers in the Americas. With headquarters in Santiago, Chile, the Ultragas Group operates many vessels, which are fully owned. Although Ultragas Group's activities are mostly concentrated in the Americas, its services have global reach. The Group's shipping companies based in Argentina, Chile, Denmar, Peru and the United States, are complemented by a network of offices in Brazil, China, Germany, Singapore and Switzerland. The Ultragas Group offers a wide range of maritime transportation services, as its fleet is composed by a variety of ships, including gas and chemical carriers, tankers for crude oil and clean petroleum products, bulk carriers, container and multipurpose vessels.

Sociedad Nacional Maritima SA provides deep sea freight transportation services. The private company is based in Las Condes, Chile.

Ultrabulk Shipping A/S engages in the dry bulk cargo services. It also provides cargo handling, warehousing, and transhipment facilities. It operates through the Panamax, Supramax, and Handysize fleets which transport coal, fertilizers, grain products, iron ore, petroleum coke, and steel products. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.