FedEx Signs Agreement to Expand Philippine Gateway in Clark

From left: Lourdes Josephine Gotianun-Yap Chairman, LIPAD, Noel F. Manankil, President and CEO, LIPAD, Maribeth Espinosa, Managing Director, FedEx Philippines, Jenieryll Jomarie Mangalindan, Senior Manager for Operations, FedEx Philippines

Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has signed an agreement with Luzon International Premiere Airport Development (LIPAD), operator and manager of Clark International Airport, to expand and upgrade the company’s gateway in Clark, Pampanga. The new facility is set to offer enhanced capabilities that will benefit local businesses looking to amplify their presence in international markets and support the growing demand for e-commerce, freight, and cold-chain shipments across the Asia Pacific region.

To demonstrate their support for the expansion, Joshua Bingcang, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Arrey Perez, President, Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), and Noelle Meneses, Vice President for Business Development and Business Enhancement, Clark Development Corporation (CDC) attended the signing ceremony at the FedEx Gateway.

Upon completion, the new FedEx facility will be more than double the size of its current facility. The gateway will further boost support for both importers and exporters including small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) and heavy-weight freight shippers with greater and more reliable access to and from international markets.

FedEx Launches New Cross-Border E-commerce Handbooks to Help Filipino Businesses Expand in China and Japan

FedEx combines its e-commerce expertise and local know-how to provide SMEs with essential intelligence to the region’s most diverse and complex markets.

Federal Express Corporation, one of the world's largest express transportation companies, recently released two cross border e-commerce handbooks, to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) operating internationally better engage with customers in China and Japan. 

China and Japan are the biggest markets in the Asia Pacific region with robust cross border e-commerce activity, providing extensive business opportunities for SMEs. However, foreign merchants need to understand the unique digital landscape, consumer appetites and logistics needs of each market to build a sustainable business model. 

FedEx is fully embedded in the e-commerce ecosystems of China and Japan and has used its experience to develop the handbooks which are available for download from the FedEx website. Each e-book includes:

FedEx Celebrates Milestone Anniversary through Charity Fun Run

Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, celebrated the company’s 40th anniversary in the Philippines through a charity fun run in collaboration with local non-profit Noah’s Ark Dog and Cat Shelter to raise awareness for animal protection.

In line with the FedEx culture value “commit to do good,” more than 600 runners consisting of customers, team members, and their families gathered at the Clark Parade Grounds to participate in the 3-kilometer and 5-kilometer event. Participants were also encouraged to bring their pets.

“Our commitment to the Philippines for the last 40 years goes beyond supporting local businesses, it extends into positively impacting local communities," said Maribeth Espinosa, managing director of FedEx Philippines. “This fun run provides our customers and team members with a chance to enjoy quality time with their families and pets while supporting a great cause. Our purpose is to connect people and possibilities around the world in responsible and resourceful ways, resulting in a better world.”

FedEx Announces Appointment of Sandeep Shahi as Vice President, Information Technology in Asia Pacific

Federal Express Corporation, one of the world's largest express transportation companies, announced the appointment of Sandeep Shahi, as Vice President, Information Technology in  Asia Pacific. He will drive the company’s technology operations in Asia Pacific.

Sandeep started his career in Germany with SAP AG before joining the logistics industry to lead digital transformation and the adoption of digital solutions playing a key role in the modernization of integrated IT architectures. 

FedEx Empowers the Next Generation through Educational Scholarship Program for Young Women in STEM

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, announced its collaboration with Zonta Club of Makati and Environs (Zonta) for the second consecutive year to empower women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as part of the FedEx Cares program.

FedEx donated over PHP1.9 million to Zonta’s Empowering Women Scholarship Program (EWSP), which supports marginalized women enrolled in engineering and science courses. The FedEx grant will benefit engineering students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines for the three-year educational program. The financial support covers expenses for transportation, food, school supplies, research materials for thesis projects, and graduation fees.

FedEx Launches One-Stop-Shop Logistics Solution for Dangerous Goods

 FedEx Express Philippines enables local customers in Cebu to conveniently ship dangerous goods to overseas markets

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, recently launched its one-stop shop logistics solutions for dangerous goods for local businesses in Cebu. Customers can now enjoy greater convenience in shipping over 2,200 types of dangerous goods from class 1 to 9 such as paints, perfumes, bleaches and electronic devices with lithium batteries to overseas markets.

Dangerous Goods are items or substances that may pose health, safety, or environmental hazards if not handled carefully. Through FedEx expertise, dangerous goods are safely packed, marked, labelled and appropriately documented, meticulously handled and shipped by trained personnel to ensure they arrive safely at their destination.

FedEx Empowers Young Women Through Scholarship Program

 

FedEx Express Philippines and Zonta Club Collaborate to Improve Education for Young Women in Science

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, collaborated with Zonta Club of Makati and Environs (Zonta) to empower young female scholars through a three-year educational program.

FedEx donated US$35,000 to Zonta's Empowering Women Scholarship Program (EWSP), which supports marginalized women enrolled in engineering and science courses.  The grant will benefit graduating engineering scholars from Polytechnic University of the Philippines for three academic years. For the 2022 school year, 14 EWSP scholars have been granted financial support for transportation, food, school supplies, thesis research, and graduation fees.

Throughout the month-long virtual mentorship webinar series, FedEx conducted online learning sessions to help the scholars develop skills for the corporate world, including knowledge sharing on leadership and project management skills and delivering high-quality customer service.

FedEx Volunteers Advance Sustainable Communities Through Beach Clean-ups Across AMEA

Over 140,000kg of garbage and plastic waste collected from beaches across the region 

Teams of volunteers from FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, have been active across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) region conducting beach cleaning activities to support the company’s commitment to make the communities in which it operates more sustainable.

More than 455 FedEx volunteers and their family members joined in a pan-AMEA beach cleaning initiative that ran four months up to December 2022 across 21 beaches in Australia, India, Japan, and Singapore. The volunteers put in a total 870 hours of hard work and removed a massive 142,987kg of garbage and plastic waste from the environment.

It is estimated that 81% of ocean plastics come from Asian rivers.[1] Beach clean-ups play a critical role in not just protecting marine biodiversity, mitigating the impacts of climate change, but also supporting sustainable economic growth around the coastlines which support the livelihoods of millions of people.[2]

Sustainability an Important Consideration in E-Commerce Purchasing according to new FedEx research

 

     Filipino consumers are actively seeking out brands that offer ways to offset their impact to the environment.

New research commissioned by FedEx Express, one of the world's largest express transportation companies, shows that small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) that embraced e-commerce during the COVID pandemic are  underestimating the importance consumers now place on sustainability in their purchase decision-making.

90% of SMEs surveyed in the Philippines said their customers are more interested in receiving their goods as quickly as possible than in sustainable shopping. While 85%, thought that receiving goods as cheaply as possible is more important to customers. The research shows that the reality is different.

While the majority of consumers agree that delivery speed matters, they also value sustainability as an important consideration. According to the same survey results, 90% of Filipino consumers expect sustainable e-commerce from companies they buy from. Concurrently, SMEs with ESG policy in place is a clear differentiator in e-commerce with 4 in 10 consumers indicating it as an important purchasing factor.

Geared Up: FedEx Goes All-In for the Holiday Season

FedEx provides shoppers and shippers a range of enhanced solutions ensuring reliability, visibility, and convenience

The festive holiday shopping season is already in full swing and FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest transportation companies, is going all-in to help shoppers and shippers spread seasonal joy at this special time of the year.

   E-commerce continues to grow its share of retail spending. According to FedEx research, 80% of consumers in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region have increased their e-commerce spending in the last three years and over 70% think it will continue to grow in the next three years.[1] This year, e-commerce events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday which signal the final countdown to Christmas, continue to make a difference to consumers. In fact, many would like even more online shopping festivals.[2] To make the most of the season, e-tailers are looking to boost their effectiveness and are innovating their services through personalized customer offers such as online “shoppertainment” and new payment options to attract visitors and clicks. Furthermore, 87% of e-merchants seek additional support from logistics providers to support these seasonal events.[3]

Young Filipino Entrepreneurs to Compete At The 2022 Asia Pacific, Middle East, And Africa FedEx Express / Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge

 

The FedEx/JA ITC's Top 10 finalists presented their market entry strategy plans to a panel of judges led by (from left) Ranny Chua, acting managing director of FedEx Express Philippines, Brendalyn Ramirez-Abengoza, CEO of 70's Kimchi, and Matt Nicolai Guillermo, a restaurateur and content producer. 

FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, together with Junior Achievement Philippines (JA Philippines), today announced the winners of the 2022 FedEx / JA International Trade Challenge (ITC) Philippines finals.

These six young entrepreneurs will go on to represent the Philippines at the regional finals where they will collaborate and compete with students from nine other Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa markets (AMEA) including Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

FedEx Plans Expansion of Gateway Facility by Establishing a New South China Operations Center at its APAC Hub in Guangzhou, China

FedEx Express, one of the world's largest express transportation companies today announced that it has signed an agreement with Guangdong Airport Authority Logistics Company to expand and upgrade the FedEx Guangzhou Gateway by establishing a new FedEx South China Operations Center at its Asia Pacific Hub at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. 

The new FedEx South China Operations Centre will cover an area of over 41,000 m2, more than double the size of the current Guangzhou Gateway, and is planned to become operational in 2027. The facility will connect outbound shipments from customers in southern China with FedEx international network through the Asia Pacific Hub. It will also receive and process inbound shipments arriving at the Hub for delivery to local customers. The Center will include offices, state of the art sorting systems, operations areas and a warehouse. It will be able to sort up to 25,000 packages and documents per hour, three times the sorting efficiency of the current facility. FedEx will also integrate frontier technology and sustainability into the facility’s design to provide an eco-friendly working environment.

FedEx Express launches new flights from Clark, Philippines; boosts e-commerce businesses

Philippine e-commerce businesses to benefit from enhanced connections to Japan, Singapore, and South Korea

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, is bolstering its network with the launch of eight new flights from the Philippines Gateway to cater to the rising demand in intra-Asia trade. With these new flights, Philippine exporters and importers will have access to 56 weekly flights coming in and out of Clark. It also enables a one-day transit time improvement from South Korea to the Philippines, providing an excellent opportunity for local importers.

World-renowned hand-woven products by Filipino women weave colorful tradition with sustainable livelihood

In this fast-moving digital age, consumers around the world still desire the timeless aesthetic of handcrafted pieces. Recognizing this demand, Woven, a social enterprise that empowers artisan communities to build a livelihood from weaving and embroidery, curates a wide array of high-quality handicrafts made by Filipino craftswomen.

Inspired by the beautiful weaving tradition of Samar, the founders of Woven are driven to bring the exceptional craftsmanship of Filipinos to the rest of the world. Woven Co-Founder and CEO, Trish Lim, shares the company’s journey in helping Filipina artisans thrive.

FedEx Express introduces a new suite of ancillary services to enhance customer experience

 

This new suite of ancillary services from FedEx is uniquely designed to provide customers with end-to-end shipping support which can be personalized based on specific business needs. 

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, has recently introduced a new suite of ancillary services aimed at providing customers with complete, end-to-end shipping support – from palletizing, crating, and fumigation to transport services such as private truck use, dangerous goods handling, Sunday delivery, and special documents processing for bulk shipments.

FedEx Express Upgrades Break-Bulk Shipment Service to Enhance Cross-Border Commerce in APAC

Enhancement of FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution® helps streamline the distribution process so shipments arrive faster

FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has enhanced its break-bulk shipment service, FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution® (IPD), by shortening the transit times from 2-4 days to 1-3 days for shipments from Asia Pacific (APAC) region to six destinations. Now, customers in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan[1] in the APAC region can enjoy the same level of transit time as they would get from FedEx core express international delivery service – FedEx International Priority (IP), without incurring additional costs when shipping goods to these six destinations.

The service enhancement comes at a time when cargo demand continues to grow in the APAC region. According to the latest data from IATA, APAC air cargo demand grew by 4.9% YoY in January 2022, which is nearly double that of the global average (2.7% YoY)^[2] thanks to active cross-border trade in the region. A recent study by Asia Development Bank[3] reveals that intra-regional trade momentum has continued to grow over the course of the pandemic. This has helped to better shield Asian economies as supply chain bottlenecks and virus prevention measures have disrupted trade elsewhere.

Filipino aircraft model creator to expand operations to seize opportunities in the e-commerce boom

An artisan carves a model airplane at the Aircraft City workshop in Angeles City, Pampanga

In the Philippines, creating aircraft models is a rare business with only 10 known local companies working in this industry. Lyndon Uson, founder of AircraftCity - the home of quality model aircrafts and plaques - continues to make his mark in this booming yet competitive creative field by captivating both the local and global markets with his artistic skills and a reliable service delivery.

Lyndon Uson is a Filipino craftsman and entrepreneur whose innate passion for airplanes and experience moved him to venture into the business of handcrafting high quality military and civilian aircraft models. With the support from his family and industry peers, he soon opened his own company, AircraftCity, which grew and expanded its operations attracting customers from all around the world.

Kalibrr helps Filipino SMEs boost their hiring process with FedEx Small Business Grant

Today’s small businesses and start-ups are reshaping the global economic landscape to be stronger and more inclusive by playing a crucial role in addressing social adversities and opportunities. From providing affordable healthcare to embracing sustainability and advancing the digitalization in various industries, many start-ups are meeting the challenge head-on to make a difference and transform their communities by leveraging innovation and technology.

In Asia, FedEx recognized four companies that use their technological capabilities to offer solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems through the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest (SBGC).

SBGC’s aim is to enable small businesses to achieve their full potential and amplify their impact by bringing their businesses to a broader arena. One of the winning startups is Philippines’ Kalibrr, an online job-matching platform that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify the applicant screening process for employers. This is especially useful for small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) with limited recruitment resources.

Ready! Flex! Ship! FedEx Bolsters Capabilities in AMEA to Power Holiday Shipping

FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has strengthened its network and e-commerce capabilities in preparation for yet another busy holiday season in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region.

The e-commerce boom accelerated by COVID-19 is expected to continue. Global online spending is estimated to increase by 11% year-on-year to $910 billion during the upcoming holiday season.[1] In Asia Pacific, a region that accounts for more than 60% of online retail sales,[2] online shopping has already picked up. For example, China’s biggest online shopping festival - Singles’ Day – is expected to spur further growth of online retail across the rest of the AMEA region. In Southeast Asia, about 40% of e-tailers said festive season sales represent the bulk of their annual sales.[3] In the Middle East and Africa, 22% of consumers are ready to shop online during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.[4]

 

With the exponential growth of e-commerce and the soaring shipping volumes associated with it, FedEx is expecting the 2021 peak season to meet or exceed the unprecedented 2020 holiday season. Supply chain challenges, including ocean freight, are also adding to the demand for air cargo capacity as businesses replenish stock levels in time for the holiday season. In the AMEA region, the company has taken steps including workforce additions, facility expansions, network optimization, and innovative e-commerce solutions to meet the needs of consumers.

FedEx Express Philippines Rewards Customers with “Ship-to-Win” E-Raffle

FedEx Express celebrates 37 Years of delivering the “Purple Promise” with the Ship-to-Win Promo  in the Philippines 

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, is celebrating its 37th anniversary in the Philippines with a new “Ship-to-Win” E-raffle promo where 37 lucky customers will be selected to win Samsung Galaxy S21 5G smartphones and Php5,000.00 worth of digital gift vouchers from September 20 to December 31, 2021. 

To win these exciting prizes, simply ship with FedEx and register online at FedEx Express Ship-to-Win. From there, select “Yes” for FedEx account holders and “No” for walk-in customers. To earn an e-raffle entry, FedEx account holders can use their account number while walk-in customers can enter their shipment’s air waybill to join.