Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $.19 per share, payable on December 15, 2009, to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2009.

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company employs trained professionals in 183 full-service offices, 65 satellite locations and 4 international service centers located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include air and ocean freight forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, marine insurance, distribution and other value added international logistics services.

Contacts:

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
President and Chief Operating Officer
R. Jordan Gates, 206-674-3427
or
Chief Financial Officer
Bradley S. Powell, 206-674-3412