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Con-way Freight and Tropical Shipping Launch TropicalDirect Service to the Bahamas and the Caribbean

New Solution Offers Quick and Easy Door-To-Port Shipping with One Call

ANN ARBOR, Mich., and RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - April 02, 2007

Con-way Freight, which operates the most extensive regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation network in the United States, announced the launch of TropicalDirect today — a new service providing seamless door-to-port shipping from the United States to ports throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean. The new LTL/LCL (less-than-containerload) offering represents a collaboration between Con-way Freight and Tropical Shipping, a leading ocean service provider to more than 30 ports in these markets.

Starting today, U.S. shippers with products bound for the Bahamas and the Caribbean can start the export process with a single toll-free phone call to Tropical Shipping at (800) 874-3848. With that call, Tropical Shipping’s customer service personnel can engage the Con-way Freight network of more than 440 service centers in the United States to execute U.S. ground delivery to Tropical’s warehouse receiving locations in New Jersey and South Florida. Tropical Shipping then oversees ocean carriage of the shipment to its final island destination. Leveraging each company’s expertise, TropicalDirect offers advantages including single-carrier accountability, shipment tracking, expert documentation support, all-inclusive door-to-port pricing and single-invoice billing for most shipments.

“Con-way Freight and Tropical Shipping have recognized the significant need to help U.S. shippers in the Bahamas and the Caribbean manage conflicting land and sea schedules, and move freight more efficiently and on time,” said David S. McClimon, president, Con-way Freight. “TropicalDirect puts an end to the frustration of dealing with multiple carriers, pricing structures and freight bills — delivering a more effective service and single-provider convenience.”

“We are always looking for new ways to meet the shipping needs of our customers, and this collaboration provides an excellent way to do just that,” said Rick Murrell, president of Tropical Shipping. “Working with Con-way Freight, we will continue to provide a superior customer experience that has been the foundation of our service for more than 40 years.”

The Con-way Freight/Tropical Shipping collaboration provides service to ports in the Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Dominican Republic. The new service offering launches just eight months after OceanGuaranteedSM, a similar service from Con-Way Freight and APL Logistics which provides day-definite delivery and fast transit times from seven ports in Asia to anywhere in the United States.

About Con-way Freight
Con-way Freight is the industry’s leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation company, providing guaranteed, day-definite regional and transcontinental service through a network of 440 service centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way Freight offers LTL freight delivery across North America, as well as delivery in the United States for international less-than-container (LCL) ocean shipments from Asia through its OceanGuaranteedSM service. Con-way Freight is a certified FAST highway carrier and is ISO 9001- and 14001-, C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and CSA-certified.

Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a $4.2 billion freight transportation and logistics services company and FORTUNE magazine’s “Most Admired Company” in transportation and logistics for 2007. For more information, visit www.con-way.com/freight.

About Tropical Shipping
Tropical Shipping, owned by Nicor, Inc. (NYSE:GAS), is one of the leading containerized cargo carriers in the Caribbean region. From its headquarters at the Port of Palm Beach, Fla., Tropical Shipping currently serves 33 ports throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

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