APL Logistics and Con-way Freight Launch “OceanGuaranteed” Service
APL Logistics and Con-way Freight Launch “OceanGuaranteed” Service ---------------------------------------------------------- Companies Create New Service Category Combining Premium Ocean Carriage With High-Performance LTL Transportation For Fast, Guaranteed Port-to-Door Delivery From China to the U.S. SINGAPORE AND SAN MATEO, CA – August 14, 2006 -- APL Logistics, the global supply chain management leader, and Con-way Freight (NYSE: CNW), which operates the most extensive regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation network in the United States, today announced the launch of “OceanGuaranteed (SM),” a new service providing secure, rapid delivery of less-than-container load (LCL) shipments from China to the U.S. OceanGuaranteed (SM) is an industry first and responds to increasing customer demand for a premium ocean LCL/domestic LTL service that offers faster transit times and day-definite delivery that is more cost-effective than air freight. The program will provide “port