FedEx Trade Networks expands with new Chicago gateway office

FedEx Trade Networks, the expanding FedEx ocean and air freight forwarder, has opened a newgateway office in Chicago providing expanded service offerings to customers including a full

The new Chicago office has more than 9,662 sqm of space with more than 7,897 sqm dedicated todistribution and is strategically located with easy access to Chicago O’Hare International airportand intermodal rail facilities.

Thanks to the proximity to the airport and rail yards and onsite warehouse and distributioncapabilities, the FedEx Trade Networks Chicago office can serve as a gateway to support theend-to-end supply chain needs of the company’s freight forwarding and customs brokerage customers.By using a gateway operating model in Chicago, the company can provide highly efficient and costeffective entry/exit point solutions for consolidated, heavy weight and international cargoshipments.

Fred Schardt, president and CEO of FedEx Trade Networks, commented: “Chicago is a major globalcommercial market, home to one of the busiest airports in the U.S., and America’s rail gateway forocean cargo. By expanding our Chicago operations to offer additional distribution space andservices, we can provide our customers with streamlined gateway solutions that can improveefficiency, transit times and overall costs. Enhancing our North American infrastructure is also akey component of our global expansion. As we continue to grow our global footprint, and openoffices around the world, we are reinforcing our North American offices to support our growth as acompany.”

FedEx Trade Networks has been pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy with a total of 33 newfreight forwarding offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America since2008, in addition to its more than 70 existing locations in the U.S. and Canada.