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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 suite of export, import and domestic solutions across the region. [+]

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 ... [+]

New ops chief for FedEx

FedEx Express has appointed Trevor Hoyle as vice-president operations for the UK & Ireland. He was formerly managing director ground operations UK & Ireland, and his appointment follows the recent announcement that David Binks will become regional president, FedEx Express, EMEA and Michael Holt will be promoted to senior vice ... [+]

FedEx early for Christmas

Express delivery company fedEx is reminding customers that its final FedEx collection date before Christmas will be 23 December, while the final delivery date will be 24 December. However, to ensure recipients are definitely around to receive goods, FedEx recommends sending any parcels as early as possible to avoid disappointment come ... [+]

Food from FedEx

FedEx team members at 21 UK locations have collected around 1,400 kilograms of food for foodbanks operated by the Trussell Trust since September. The food, more than enough to fill a FedEx courier van, provides a total of 2,670 meals for those living below the poverty line, all delivered by ... [+]

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