FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WORLD COURIER PROVIDES 24-HOUR SERVICE FOR OFFSHORE OIL EMERGENCIES

STAMFORD, Connecticut, November 14, 2001--World Courier is pleased to announce the recent opening of the new offices of World Courier (Norway) AS adjacent Gardemoen International Airport in Oslo, Norway.

In operation since 1980, the Norwegian affiliate of World Courier Group now regularly services the priority transportation needs of the oil and gas industry, ship builders and biopharmaceutical companies throughout Norway.

"The breakdown of a critical piece of equipment on an offshore drilling platform can cost an oil company an enormous amount of money each day in lost production—in the most acute cases, as much as 10 to 15 million kronor per day," says Wayne B. Heyland, President and Chief Executive Officer of World Courier Group. "Our 24-hour accessibility combined with our expertise in servicing even the most remote locations has made us the first choice of oil and gas exploration companies--not only in Norway, but worldwide in such diverse locations as Canada, Scotland, India as well as in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East."

"Moreover, the new office location near Gardemoen International Airport is ideally situated to provide the fastest possible delivery of our clients' most critical shipments, in many cases even the same day."

Incorporated in 1969, World Courier has set the benchmark for worldwide time-sensitive transportation. It remains the only specialist courier company with its own global network dedicated to treating every shipment on an individual, priority basis. Today, World Courier is the acknowledged leader in delivering customized solutions and value-added services in growth markets such as the bio-medical, automotive and high-tech industries. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, World Courier maintains a comprehensive international network of 117 wholly-owned offices operating in 44 countries around the globe.

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Contacts

Jan Karlsson

Director of Marketing and Sales, Scandinavia

World Courier (Sweden) A.B.

Soderbyvagen 1C

195 25 Marsta

Sweden

Telephone: 46/8/594 414 80

Fax: 46/8/594 414 99

E-mail: jan.karlsson@worldcourier.se

Web site: www.worldcourier.com