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Shippers welcome express merger

The European Shippers’ Council has come out in favour of the merger between TNT and FedEx, despite opposing UPS's mooted takeover of TNT a few years ago. It says that while its members omplained about the possibility of losing one of the three European express carriers and resultant lack of competition in the European market, customers never saw FedEx as an option for the Intra-European market. According to a survey, ... [+]

FedEx files TNT takeover

FedEx said on 26 June that it had filed its acquisition of TNT Express with the European Commission. The US company expects to submit a request for review and approval of its Offer Document with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets before 30 June , and the offer is expecting ... [+]

Pentagon puts anthrax in the post

Red-faced Pentagon officials have been forced to admit that they have been sending live samples of anthrax to laboratories across the US and to Australia, Canada and South Korea in standard According to a BBC report, the samples were sent by mistake as part of a training programme, but the ... [+]

FedEx to sponsor Europa

FedEx has signed a three-season agreement to sponsor UEFA Europa League. The express delivery firm will be main sponsor from the start of the 2015/16 season to 2017/18.  A major European cup competition, the UEFA Europa League spans 192 teams across 54 European nations Andrew Self, vice president, Marketing and ... [+]

Cool customer for FedEx

At 2½ years, this is probably as cute as polar bears get – though you probably wouldn't want to get too close to Kali, who already weighs 850 lbs (60 stone). Orphaned in Alaska as a cub, he recently moved from New York to the Saint Louis Zoo, courtesy of ... [+]

Bradford tops UK export table

Bradford is the UK's top exporting city – followed by Leeds, London, Manchester and Southampton, according to a new survey by FedEx Express. The global parcels and freight carrier has just published a survey – the UK Export Epicentres Report - that questioned 2,500 small and medium-sized firms in manufacturing, technology, ... [+]

‘Good citizen’ FedEx saves almost 1m tonnes of carbon

FedEx has reeleased its 2014 Global Citizenship Report (GCR) on its efforts to connect the world in responsible and resourceful ways. Among other accomplishments, FedEx saved 100 million gallons of jet fuel at FedEx Express and avoiding more than 976,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, thanks to its Fuel Sense and aircraft ... [+]

UK online buyers look abroad

Over 35% of UK correspondents to a new FedEx-commissioned survey said that they make online purchases of goods from merchants outside their country at least every few months. According to the survey by Forrester Consulting, UK buyers look to smaller international retailers because the prices are generally lower (41%), or ... [+]

Updated: FedEx buys specialist firms

FedEx has signed an agreement to acquire GENCO, one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America. Processing more than 600 million returned items annually from many of the world’s leading brands, GENCO is considered a pioneer and market leader in reverse logistics, providing triage, test and repair, remarketing ... [+]

FedEx extends early deliveries

FedEx is expanding its ‘International First’ service to an addition 31 origin points, bringing the total to 97 countries. It offers arrivals as early as the start of the next business day. The additions include nine additional European origins, nine in Latin America, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Philippines, ... [+]

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