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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Links to INTTRA to Increase North American Supply Chain Efficiencies

November 19, 2008

PARSIPPANY, NJ, November 19, 2008INTTRA, the leading e-commerce portal for the ocean freight industry, today announced that it has completed a national integration project with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Inc., successfully deploying the use of INTTRA Link across all 25 offices in the United States.

INTTRA Link is an integration service that offers customers with a high volume of shipping transactions the option of using XML or EDI to link their systems with carriers. Customers like Hellmann Worldwide Logistics integrate once to the INTTRA platform to take advantage of the multiple XML and EDI connections between INTTRA and its carrier partners – saving money and time in managing and maintaining multiple high speed direct connections.

Hellmann's annual export volume from the U.S. exceeds 35,000 TEU, transporting commodities such as machinery, paper, forrest products, chemicals, resin and more. Based on the success of this initial implementation, the next phase is the global roll out and linking to all 443 Hellmann offices in 157 countries with INTTRA.

"INTTRA was proactive and visited many Hellmann Branches throughout the U.S. to help with implementation. Although we came across some initial challenges due to the difficulties in mapping out complicated data, INTTRA worked dilligently to solve these issues in a short period of time," said Thomas Krusin, Vice President Product Development, Ocean at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Inc. "Now with the INTTRA technology in place, we are already seeing the benefit across the U.S. offices."

With integration teams located around the world and hundreds of integrations completed, INTTRA provides one of the most experienced project management teams. The Company's experts combine their e-commerce know-how with a deep understanding of shipping, carrier systems and customer's local market needs.

"We are pleased that Hellmann Worldwide has selected to work with INTTRA. Hellmann is an established organization with a reputation built on integrity and trust," said Ken Bloom, CEO of INTTRA. "Our relationship will work to increase supply chain efficiency, resulting in quality service, coupled with reliability that customers have come to expect from our two organizations."

About Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Inc.
Founded in 1871 in Osnabrueck, Germany, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics network, operates in 443 branches in 157 countries and employs in excess of 16,500 dedicated people to serve our customers worldwide.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Inc. provides a full array of logistical support services including air, ocean and domestic freight forwarding, customs brokerage, contract logistics and other value added services. Following the principle of "Thinking Ahead – Moving Forward", it is the company's goal to promote service customization and to meet the continually changing needs and expectations of its customers.

About INTTRA
INTTRA, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., is a leading global provider of e-commerce solutions to ocean carriers and their customers. INTTRA professionals work with customers to streamline and standardize their shipping processes, applying their e-commerce knowledge of the shipping industry for customers in markets worldwide.

More than 260,000 container orders are initiated on the INTTRA platform each week, representing more than 10 percent of global ocean container trade.

INTTRA's e-commerce platform offers a comprehensive range of e-commerce tools, including: Tender, Sailing Schedules, Booking, Shipping Instructions, Bill of Lading, Track & Trace, and Reports. Accessing the INTTRA platform is simple, using any combination of their channel solutions: INTTRA-Link (EDI-based, system-to-system connection), INTTRA-Desktop (off-line PC application), or INTTRA-Act (web-based application).

INTTRA's carrier network includes, Alianca, ANL, CCL, CMA CGM, CNC, CSAV, CSAV NORASIA, Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Emirates Shipping Line, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, "K" Line, Libra, Maersk Line, MCC Transport Pte Ltd., MISC, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., NYK Line, Safmarine, Senator Lines, United Arab Shipping Company.

For further information visit www.inttra.com, or contact Andy Barrons, INTTRA Vice President of Marketing, at +1.973.263.5100, email andy.barrons@inttra.com.

INTTRA, the INTTRA logo, INTTRA-LINK, INTTRA-Desktop, INTTRA-ACT are trademarks or registered trademarks, service marks or registered service marks of INTTRA, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective holders, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.

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