config.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Excellence_Ship>
            <version>0.1.0</version>
        </Excellence_Ship>
    </modules>
    <frontend>
        <routers>
            <ship>
                <use>standard</use>
                <args>
                    <module>Excellence_Ship</module>
                    <frontName>ship</frontName>
                </args>
            </ship>
        </routers>
        <layout>
            <updates>
                <ship>
                    <file>ship.xml</file>
                </ship>
            </updates>
        </layout>
    </frontend>
    <global>
        <models>
            <ship>
                <class>Excellence_Ship_Model</class>
                <resourceModel>ship_mysql4</resourceModel>
            </ship>
            <ship_mysql4>
                <class>Excellence_Ship_Model_Mysql4</class>
                <entities>
                    <ship>
                        <table>ship</table>
                    </ship>
                </entities>
            </ship_mysql4>
        </models>
        <resources>
            <ship_setup>
                <setup>
                    <module>Excellence_Ship</module>
                </setup>
                <connection>
                    <use>core_setup</use>
                </connection>
            </ship_setup>
            <ship_write>
                <connection>
                    <use>core_write</use>
                </connection>
            </ship_write>
            <ship_read>
                <connection>
                    <use>core_read</use>
                </connection>
            </ship_read>
        </resources>
        <blocks>
            <ship>
                <class>Excellence_Ship_Block</class>
            </ship>
        </blocks>
        <helpers>
            <ship>
                <class>Excellence_Ship_Helper</class>
            </ship>
        </helpers>
    </global>
    <default>
        <carriers>
          <excellence>
               <active>1</active>
               <model>ship/carrier_excellence</model>
               <title>Ground</title>
               <sallowspecific>0</sallowspecific>
               <specificerrmsg>This shipping method is currently unavailable. If you would like to ship using this shipping method, please contact us.</specificerrmsg>
            </excellence>
         </carriers>
       </default>
</config>