Singapore, November 9th, 2009: Agility retained its crown at the Lloyd's List Asia Awards when it won 'The Logistics Award' at a glittering ceremony in Singapore. This is the second year in a row that Agility has won the prestigious award in this highly competitive category.

The award judges included academics and industry leaders from across Asia Pacific, including Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines.  The award reflects Agility's growing presence in a range of logistics sectors across the region including  project cargo, oil and gas and chemicals. 

Collecting the award, Wolfgang Hollermann, CEO, Agility's Asia Pacific Region said, "Winning this award for two consecutive years is a marvellous achievement and a great honour and I would like to thank the readers of Lloyd's List who nominated Agility as a finalist and the judges for bestowing this award on us. This award reflects the hard work of my colleagues in the Asia Pacific region and around the world."

"Agility was seen by the judging panel as an international logistics company that has grown rapidly to provide truly independent services, and innovative offerings in supply chain management on a global scale," said Lloyd's List Asia editor, Marcus Hand.

Agility was voted as a finalist by readers of the international shipping and logistics publication, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the world.

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About Agility
Agility is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics to businesses and governments. It is a publicly traded company with $6.8 billion in annual revenue and more than 37,000 employees in over 550 offices and 120 countries. Agility brings efficiency to supply chains in some of the globe's most challenging environments, offering unmatched personal service, a global footprint, and customized capabilities in developed and emerging economies alike.

Agility's commercial division, Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL), is headquartered in Switzerland and provides supply chain solutions to customers in technology, retail, chemicals, and other industries. Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS), based in Washington, offers logistics services to governments, relief agencies and international institutions worldwide. Agility Infrastructure group companies primarily focus on opportunities in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, providing infrastructure support in the areas of industrial real estate, customs optimization, and airline services.

For more information visit our website: www.agilitylogistics.com 

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