FedEx Trade Networks has opened five new offices in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)region to continue its international expansion strategy.
The air and ocean freight forwarding company, part of FedEx Express, said its latest freightforwarding operations are located in Le Havre, France; Barcelona, Spain; Bratislava, Slovakia;Istanbul, Turkey and Delhi, India.
“We strive to provide our customers with the most comprehensive supply chain solutions in theindustry,” said Christian Blain, newly -appointed vice president of EMEA Operations. “Giving ourcustomers access to regional support in their local language, both globally and across EMEA, is yetanother example of how we continue to do just that.”
The new operations in Europe and the Indian Subcontinent will offer FedEx Trade Networkscustomers increased access to major global markets, both inbound and outbound. Customers will alsobenefit from flexible freight forwarding solutions that employ a variety of value-added services,including the ability to track and analyse their complete supply chain and managed control of theirgoods in transit from point of origin to final-mile delivery.
As part of an aggressive global expansion plan, the Memphis-based company has opened a total of38 new offices across the globe since 2008, in addition to its more than 70 locations in the US andCanada. The offices in Barcelona and Le Havre are the second FedEx Trade Networks offices to openin Spain and France and the office in Delhi is the third to open in India. The company also hasoffices in Madrid, Paris, Mumbai and Chennai.
