Today the U.S. Department of Justice announced that four individuals have agreed to plead guilty for their involvement in a conspiracy to eliminate competition and raise prices for moving freight between the Continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. A fifth shipping executive has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence of the shipping conspiracy. Three of the individuals, Gabriel Serra, Kevin Gill and Gregory Glova, are former Horizon Lines managers, and have agreed to plead guilty, serve time in jail, pay criminal fines and cooperate fully with the Department's ongoing antitrust investigation.

Horizon Lines (NYSE: HRZ) intends to continue to cooperate fully with the Department of Justice as it moves forward with its investigation. The company will continue its long established commitment to providing the highest quality service to our customers.

About Horizon Lines
Horizon Lines, Inc. is the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company comprised of two primary operating subsidiaries. Horizon Lines, LLC operates a fleet of 21 U.S.-flag containerships and 5 port terminals linking the continental United States with Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia and Puerto Rico. Horizon Logistics, LLC offers customized logistics solutions to shippers from a suite of transportation and distribution management services designed by Aero Logistics, information technology developed by Horizon Services Group and intermodal trucking and warehousing services provided by Sea-Logix. Horizon Lines, Inc. is based in Charlotte, NC, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HRZ.