Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Re:	Weather Conditions – Northern France

Due to very cold weather in Northern France , there are major delays. Some roads have been closed to heavy vehicles (over 3.5 tons/7500 lbs) in the North and the Champagne area. The regional authorities did not disclose when the ban would be lifted for the aforementioned roads. Consequently, many pickups and container positioning will be cancelled today, January 14 th and most likely not resume until next week. This situation will probably be extended to a larger part of France very soon to include most likely the North-West, North-East and Burgundy .

We will keep you posted on further developments. 

Regards,
North American Shippers Association