Rockville, March 30, 2000

Conrad G. Persels, President of ecGlobal Technologies, announced today that International Shipholding Corporation based in New Orleans has subscribed to the eFORWARDSM Global Service to transmit manifests from its Belgium agent to its data center in New Orleans. Previously, ISC had used a 3rd party VAN for this purpose.

"eFORWARD fits nicely into our operation", stated Daniel Salazar, ISC Project Leader, . "We and our overseas agent were both able to use existing Internet connections to transmit the data. The manifest data is transmitted instantly and it simply shows up in our application's host computer for immediately processing. ISC projects that it will reduce its EDI costs by 50% while simplifying its operations as a result."

International Shipholding Corporation (ISC) through its subsidiaries is engaged in LASH services, Pure Car/Truck Carriers, Roll-On/Roll-Off, bulk, breakbulk and inland barge transportation.

eFORWARD (Patent Pending) is based on a sophisticated communications protocol referred to as iDITM(instant Data Interchange). iDI utilizes the underlying Internet technologies and pure Java to implement an instant data interchange capability between diverse computer. Business-to-business data (including standard EDI messages and XML defined documents) can be instantly interchanged between and among trading partners using eFORWARD.

Many businesses and product developers are trying to use the existing Internet Transport Protocols (FTP, HTTP and SMTP) to interchange business data. Persels states that these protocols were not developed for that purpose and are not well suited for business-to-business data interchange. eFORWARD has been developed specifically to enable businesses to interchange data and to integrate applications across the Internet.

In making the announcement, Persels noted that ISC has demonstrated how easily businesses can integrate eFORWARD into their existing EDI systems to reduce costs and extend their trading partner relationships.

ISC subscribed to the eFORWARD Global Service through Flagship Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of software and computer services to the Ocean Shipping and Trade Community. ISC uses Flagships' SHIPS system for its Booking and Documentation operations. ISC also uses Flagship's Automated Manifest System (SHIPS*AMS) to submit manifests and clear cargo through US Customs.

Flagship Technologies, Inc. is based in Rockville, MD. Since its founding in 1986, Flagship has served the Ocean Shipping community with systems in documentation, accounting, equipment control, US Customs AMS and EDI. Recently, Flagship has been focusing on its Virtual Host offering which enables Flagship to provide access to its applications over the Internet. Clients using the Flagship Virtual Host are able to run their applications from anywhere in the world with access to their own central database. Flagship will act as an eFORWARD reseller and will offer eFORWARD products and services as part of its expanding line of EDI services.

Persels holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Florida. He is a co-founder and past president of Flagship Technologies. Prior to his starting Flagship, he spent 20 years with GE, the last 14 of which were with GE Information Services (GEIS) where he held a number of managerial positions progressing from Engineering, to Finance, Strategic Planning and Marketing.

The key developer of eFORWARD is Greg Pringle, VP, Product Development for ecGlobal Technologies. Before joining ecGlobal Technologies, Pringle spent 10 years with Flagship Technologies where he had concentrated on EDI and communications. He has successfully developed many applications requiring cross-system support. Pringle is an expert in multiple operating systems and communication protocols. He holds a BA in Economics from UCLA.

ecGlobal Technologies was spun-off form Flagship Technologies in 1999 to develop and market the eFORWARD family of products and services. Flagship Technologies is an eFORWARD reseller concentrating on the Ocean Shipping Community. ecGlobal Technologies will work closely with Flagship to serve Flagship clients.

As part of the spin-off agreement, Bloksberg, Inc. has become the majority owner of Flagship Technologies, Inc. with Persels maintaining a minority position. Bloksberg has a minority position in ecGlobal Technologies.

For more Information, contact:

Conrad G. Persels
ecGlobal Technologies, Inc.
15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 60
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: (301) 760-2004
Fax: (240) 465-0346
email: cper@ecglobaltech.com
url: www.ecglobaltech.com