FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INCREASED DEMAND FOR PREMIUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUELS NETWORK EXPANSION FOR WORLD COURIER

STAMFORD, Connecticut, May 15, 2001--Specialists in the transport of time-sensitive shipments worldwide, World Courier has added another 15 locations to its growing international network in recent months.

With the opening of new offices in Raleigh, North Carolina; Bordeaux, Marseille and Nice (France); Edinburgh and Manchester (U.K.); Stuttgart (Germany); Adelaide and Brisbane (Australia); Christchurch (New Zealand); Bratislava (Slovakia); Pietermaritzburg (South Africa); Bombay and Chennai (India); and Shanghai (China), World Courier's wholly owned office network has now grown to an impressive 114 cities in 42 countries worldwide. Communication among offices is instantaneous, with all locations linked via World-STAR^SM, World Courier's proprietary order management and real-time tracking systems as well as Bio-STAR^SM, an advanced in-house project management system designed to meet the complex informational needs of clinical trial professionals in the biopharmaceutical industry.

"With the explosion in global trade and commerce, we have experienced unprecedented demand from clients to offer premium 'next-flight-out' transportation facilities to locations outside the traditional business venues," says Wayne B. Heyland, President and Chief Executive Officer of World Courier Group.

"We believe that the only way to deliver the type of sophisticated, solutions-oriented handling that our clients require is by relying on the experience and expertise of our own people in the field. Recognizing that no subcontracted agent network can be as reliable, responsive or accountable as an organization's own people, we will continue to make global expansion a priority as a means of better serving our clients."

Incorporated in 1969, World Courier has set the standard for worldwide time-sensitive transportation and remains the only 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 114 wholly-owned offices operating in 42 countries around the globe.

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Contacts

North America

Dennis Tselentis

Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales

World Courier Inc.

1313 - 4th Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY, 11040

Telephone: (516) 354-2600

Toll-free: 1-800-231-7227

Fax: (516) 354-2713

E-mail: dtselentis@worldcourier.com

Europe, Middle East & Africa

Noël Foucart

Director, Sales and Marketing

World Courier Belgium N.V.

6 A Hermesstraat

B-1930 Zaventem

Belgium

Telephone: 32/2/712-5080

Fax: 32/2/712-5089

E-mail: nfoucart@worldcourier.be

Latin America

Carlos Jankowski

Regional Director, Latin America

World Courier Argentina S.A.

Avda. Corrientes 316 D, Piso 7

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Telephone: 54/1/4328-8300

Fax: 54/1/4328-5879

E-mail: jankowski@worldcourier.com.ar

Asia Pacific

Korhan Yalcinyuva

Regional Director, Asia Pacific

World Courier (Australia Pty. Ltd.
Unit 1, 8 Lord Street
Botany N.S.W. 2019
Telephone: 61/2/8335-9100
Fax: 61/2/8335-9170

E-mail: kyalcinyuva@worldcourier.com.au