FedEx has continued its expansion in Latin America by adding five weekly flights to Colombia tostrengthen its presence in the country, according to a media report.
FedEx has launched five weekly flights between Bogotá and Memphis with an A300-600 freighter,in addition to its existing domestic operations comprising a network of 29 shipping centres and afleet of 45 trucks, the La República newspaper reported.
Guillerme Gatti, FedEx Express marketing director for Latin America and the Caribbean, saidthat Colombia was becoming a more important market for the company thanks to the growth of theflower industry and SMEs. “We are excited about the development of the Colombian economy andtherefore we are expanding our coverage and are optimising our processes,” he commented.
FedEx, with some 250 direct and indirect employees in the country, aimed to benefit fromincreasing foreign investment in Colombia and a resulting growth in demand for transportation andlogistics services, Gatti said. “Our idea is to grow with the country to ensure not only that ourbusiness is profitable but also to strengthen local industry,” he pointed out.
Thanks to its strategic alliances with local carriers such as Servientrega, Deprisa andFascs, FedEx is able to offer coverage of 300 other locations in the country. “These agreementsenable us to strengthen other services such as priority freight transport which we offer incombination with integrated logistics in the USA so that sensitive goods arrive rapidly,” Gattiexplained.
The FedEx director also called on Columbian authorities to improve customs clearanceprocedures in order to support import and export traffic flows.
