Vopak and Intercontinental Terminal Deer Park, Texas

Dutch company Vopak, which claims to be the world's largest independent tank storage provider, operates a large tank farm, rail, and ship dock terminal here on the south side of Houston's Ship Channel, for storing and shipping petrochemical products entering and leaving through this - the heart of the nation's largest petrochemical corridor. Vopak operates 80 terminals in 28 nations (seven are to be found in the U.S.), and employs over 6,000 people. The terminal is adjacent to the Mitsui & Co. (USA) owned Intercontinental Terminals Company, which operates 239 storage tanks, loading and unloading racks for both rail cars and tank trucks, and five tanker berths.