Chuck Raymond Joins Carolinks Advisory Board; Charleston-Based Inter-Modal Company Welcomes 'Incredible Expertise and Experience'.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Chuck Raymond, Chairman, President and CEO of Horizon Lines, one of the best known and most respected figures in maritime transportation has accepted a position on the advisory board of Carolinks, the Charleston-based inter-modal company.

His appointment comes as Carolinks prepares to launch its $250 million operation to transport containers by barge and rail from the port of Charleston to a newly constructed inland port, reducing probable future congestion at the port as maritime trade continues its dramatic growth.

"I have a keen interest in Carolinks as a smart solution to waterfront congestion that also positions Charleston as a very competitive distribution hub for our future," said Chuck Raymond.

Carolinks, led by Founder, President and CEO Lucy Duncan Scheman has developed an ingenious plan for a partnership between rail and barge to reduce dwell time at the port and speed containers inland faster than can be achieved at present. The operation is scheduled to begin in 2007 and will create over 200 new jobs, and many more in ancillary activities. "We regard Chuck Raymond's acceptance of an appointment to our advisory board as a major addition of incredible experience and expertise that will greatly benefit our customers, our employees and our shareholders," says Lucy Duncan Scheman. "I am very happy that Chuck and I share similar views on the problems that will arise with port congestion, and the need to develop innovative solutions to those problems."

Chuck Raymond commented, "Carolinks is a vision about to become a reality. Lucy Duncan Scheman and her team have developed the right approach to improve cargo throughput and distribution at one of our nation's leading ports. It is her thinking and pioneering spirit that will vastly improve the competitiveness of importers and exporters shipping over Charleston by land, water and air."

In his thirty-five year journey to his position of Chairman and CEO of Horizon Lines Chuck Raymond has made enormous contributions to the growth and efficiency of maritime transportation. He graduated from USMMA in 1965, and again in 1993 from Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

From 1965 to 1967 he sailed as a deck officer for Sea-land Service Inc, and from 1967 to 1974 took on his first management appointments at Sea-lands hub Caribbean port of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In his thirty-four years of service with Sea-land Service Chuck Raymond had a broad range of responsibilities within the company and the industry, including his role as Chief Operating Officer. From 1999 to 2003 he served as President and CEO of CSX Lines, and from 2003 to the present day as Chairman, President, and CEO of Horizon Lines.

Chuck Raymond is one of the most honored executives in marine transportation. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the US Merchant Marine Academy, and as Chairman of the Marine Transportation Systems National Advisory Council from May 2000 reporting to the US Secretary of Transportation. In 2005 he was appointed by Homeland Security Secretary Ridge to serve a five year term on the National Security Advisory Council.

He was the recipient of the International Maritime Hall of Fame Award in 2003, the Admiral of the Ocean Seas Award in 2005, and the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2005.