CROWN WORLDWIDE OPENS A NEW BRANCH IN OSLO

Oslo Becomes Crown's second Branch in Scandinavia

OSLO, NORWAY, Feb. 11, 2009—The Crown Worldwide Group, a worldwide leader of global mobility, relocation services, information management and high value logistics, introduces Crown Oslo, the group's newest branch which officially opened on February 1.

The new office is located in the finance area of Skoyen at Karenslyst Allé 8b, 0278, Oslo, Norway and will serve the region including Bergen and Stavanger. Crown Norway has a fully operational warehouse located approximately six miles (10 km) from the city center. Norway is bordered in parts by Sweden and Russia where Crown has two other branches and this new branch will concentrate on relocation and moving services development in the corporate sector, serving foreign nationals and Norwegian corporations alike.

Its general manager, Roger Ross, has 10 years of experience in the moving and logistics industry and is fluent in English, German, Spanish and Norwegian. His responsibilities fall under the purview of Patrik Eriksson, regional manager for Scandinavia.

Ross said, "This industry has been untouched for many years in Norway, which is probably one of the most prepared countries for these financially difficult times, because of its natural resources and independence."

Norway's rapid economic growth sets it among the wealthiest countries in the world with an unemployment rate of 2.8 percent. It is the world's third largest oil exporter and the petroleum industry accounts for approximately one quarter of the GDP. Its other industries include food processing, shipbuilding, metals, chemicals, mining, fishing, and pulp and paper products.

Crown Norway can be reached via e-mail at oslo@crownrelo.com.

Crown Worldwide currently has 24 offices in Europe and over 200 worldwide, in 51 countries.

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Crown Worldwide Group
Crown Worldwide (www.crownworldwide.com), operates from over 200 locations in over 50 countries, providing governments, corporations, diplomats and private customers with global mobility, transportation of household goods and fine arts, departure and destination services, business information storage, high value warehousing, freight forwarding and third-party logistics. Crown Worldwide Group’s divisions are Crown Relocations, Crown Fine Arts, Crown Records Management, Crown Logistics and Crown Wine Cellars. Established in 1965, the Crown Worldwide Group is a privately held company with global headquarters in Hong Kong.