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Compania Sud Americana de Vapores S.A.

Type	Public (IPSA: VAPORES)
Founded	(1872)
Headquarters	Valparaíso, Chile
Key people	Jaime Claro Valdés (Chairman) Juan Antonio Alvarez Alvendano (CEO)
Industry	Shipping
Products	Bulk Cars Container Reefer
Revenue	▲ US$ 4.8 Billion (2008)
Employees	8,000
Website	www.csav.com

CSAV is a Chilean shipping company that is currently the largest company of its type in Latin America and is one of the oldest shipping companies, having being founded in 1872

CSAV headquarters in Valparaíso.

CSAV began with only coastal services being offered but had a rapid expansion from the west coast of South America to the Panama Canal when this was opened to regular traffic and soon its business expanded furher to offer shipping to the rest of the world. ^[1]

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CSAV belongs to the Claro Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Chile.