C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Opens Seven Offices in China; Acquires Assets of Dalian Decheng Shipping Agency Co., Ltd.

MINNEAPOLIS -- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ("C.H. Robinson") (Nasdaq:CHRW) announced today that it will open seven offices in China and has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the selected assets of Dalian Decheng Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. ("DDSA") on June 30, 2004. DDSA is a China-based NVOCC, or non-vessel-operating common carrier, with seven office locations throughout mainland China.

C.H. Robinson's new offices will be located in Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen and Shenzhen. Like C.H. Robinson, DDSA is non-asset based. Its business is primarily ocean freight forwarding. C.H. Robinson has maintained an agency relationship with DDSA since 1998. DDSA is privately held; terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The offices are expected to have approximately $12 million in gross revenues in the next twelve months.

"We're very pleased to announce our opening in the People's Republic of China," said Joseph J. Mulvehill, vice president, international, of C.H. Robinson. "We are focused on expanding our international freight forwarding network worldwide, and this addition to our Hong Kong office is a great fit. We've worked with DDSA for several years and have been continually impressed with the caliber of their people and the high quality of service they provide. Combined with our Hong Kong office, we now have a strong foundation of offices in Asia upon which we can continue building our international freight forwarding business."

In addition to acquiring selected assets of DDSA, C.H. Robinson has hired the approximately 90 employees of DDSA, including its leadership team, which will continue to manage the offices. C.H. Robinson's Asia operations will be headquartered in Dalian.

Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, serving over 16,000 customers through a network of 167 offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies in North America, with 2003 gross revenues of $3.6 billion. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that represent our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies concerning future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience or our present expectations, including our ability to integrate the operations of the acquired companies with our historic operations successfully and risks associated with operations outside the U.S. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed under "Cautionary Statement" in Exhibit 99.1 to C.H. Robinson's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004.