PRESS RELEASE

Washington DC

June 25, 2012

Contact: Peter Friedmann

202 783 3333

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AgTC Announces Results of the 7^th Annual Ocean Carrier Performance Survey

Each year the Agriculture Transportation Coalition surveys a broad and diverse cross-section of the US agriculture and forest products exporters and importers, from all geographic locations, of virtually all dry and refrigerated products, via dry and refrigerated container, to determine the ocean carrier performance.

The Survey rates ocean carriers in each of the following categories:

1. Booking and/or Pre-shipment Customer Service;
2. Terminal Service and Equipment Availability;
3. Documentation; Post-Shipment Services;
4. Vessel; Schedules/on Time Transit.

This year, 3 carriers were rated as the Top Ranked Carrier for 2012, in alphabetical order, they are:

• APL

• 'K' Line America, Inc

• OOCL (USA), Inc.

Each carrier was personally presented with a Plaque by a valued exporter member of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, at the Dinner of 25^th Annual Meeting of the AgTC, in San Francisco on June 21, 2012

Detailed Survey Results Coming Soon!