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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 carriers. Service will be resumed as soon as the necessary operational changes can be made, FedEx adds. Business-to-business shipments are ... [+]

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 ... [+]

FedEx goes digital

FedEx Express is doing its bit for the environment by replacing 32 tons of paperwork including navigation charts and manuals carried on its planes and distributing over 4,300 iPads to its pilots. The express carrier says that the move is equivalent to removing 780 cars from the road driving 12,000 ... [+]

FedEx relief to the Philippines

A FedEx charter flight has delivered over $10 million-worth of relief aid and medical supplies to the Philippines on behalf of Direct Relief and Heart to Heart International. The shipment, containing nearly 200,000 lbs. of both pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, departed from Los Angeles on Saturday, November 23 and arrived ... [+]

Change at the top for FedEx Europe

David Binks (below) has been appointed the new president of FedEx Express's Europe, Middle East and Africa region based at the company's EMEA headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. He has been with FedEx since 1983, most recently as senior vice president of European operations and will succeed Gerald Leary, who is ... [+]

More cool stuff from FedEx

FedEx has expanded its temperature controlled packaging portfolio to include a new “cold shipping” packaging option for customers that require a refrigerated environment of 2-8° C and for up to 96 hours. The new packaging is aimed at the healthcare industry. The patented NanoCool system achieves a temperature of 4°C ... [+]

FedEx forwarding arm opens in Dublin

FedEx's Trade Networks forwarding arm has opened its first office in Ireland. The Dublin office is the 24th in Europe, and its opening chimes in with the country's economic policy, where access to trade is a key factor in its sustained economic growth. It is located close to Dublin Airport Vice ... [+]

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