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FedEx team cleans up in Southwark

A team of 11 FedEx volunteers spent more than 50 hours helping to clean and paint the Action for Children’s Southwark Young Carers centre and even gave the garden a makeover as part of the ‘FedEx Cares’ initiative. Action for Children corporate fundraiser, Sam Waizeneker, gave “a huge thank you once again to FedEx volunteers for giving up their time to support our services in London.  Our young carers and ... [+]

More UK firms need to export, says FedEx survey

Only a quarter of UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are internationally active, according to the Great British Export Report, published by international logistics firm FedEx Express today (31 July). The survey of 1,000 British firms found that while many SMEs were exploring overseas sales, there is still a great ... [+]

FedEx opens new packaging test lab

FedEx TechConnect has opened a new package laboratory.  The 30,000sq ft facility in Memphis will provide customers with free package testing and design services. The carrier handles about 10 million packages per day and commerce on this scale requires a scientific focus on proper packaging.  The new laboratory uses the ... [+]

FedEx buys in southern Africa

FedEx Express has acquired Supaswift's businesses in South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia as part of its strategy to increase its African business. It gives the carrier direct access to 40 facilities and over 1,000 team members in the seven countries and FedEx is offering a complete ... [+]

FedEx welcomes US Customs streamlining

FedEx Express said on 20 February that it welcomed recently announced efforts by the Obama administration to modernize and streamline US customs clearance procedures. The express carrier said that the 2016 deadline for establishing a single electronic portal for data necessary for the US government to clear exports and imports ... [+]

FedEx restarts to Russia

FedEx has restarted its service for private shippers to Russia for registered customers, following an agreement with the Russian Customs authority to implement a simplified, electronic clearance for e-commerce shipments. FedEx said on 25 January that it had temporarily suspended private shipments to Russia because the customs authorities there say goods ... [+]

New CEO for FedEx’s forwarding arm

FedEx Trade Networks, the integrator's freight forwarding arm has appointed James (Jack) Muhs as its new president and chief executive officer. He most recently served as senior vice president of US International, Global Planning, Engineering and Trade Services at FedEx Express, where he was responsible for the company’s U.S. export ... [+]

FedEx’s SenseAware for Ireland and others

FedEx Express is expanding its SenseAware service for critical, high-value shipments to 14 new countries in Europe including Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, the Nordic region, Czech Republic and Poland. SenseAware combines an online application with a multi-sensor device to provide near real-time visibility across their supply ... [+]

Customs force FedEx to suspend private shipments to Russia

FedEx says that it has temporarily suspended private shipments to Russia because the customs authorities there say goods will now only be cleared under the "Individual Passenger Customs Declaration Process" rather than established express clearance processes. It adds that the situation is not unique to FedEx and affects all express ... [+]

Two more stations for FedEx in Brazil

FedEx Express has opened its first station in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and its second in Rio de Janeiro. The new Rio facility is in the Barra da Tijuca region on Avenida das Américas, more convenient for many areas of the city than the existing site at Olaria, which however is ... [+]

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