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Magazines Archives - 2009 March FedEx opens largest Asia-Pac centre in China US-BASED logistics conglomerate Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation last month opened its Asia-Pacific air-transshipment hub in Guangzhous Baiyun International Airport in south China. The opening of the facility, the groups largest hub outside the US, comes after FedEx announced that it would be closing its current operations in Subic Bay, northern Philippines, which would reportedly result in 500 job losses. Michael Ducker, president, International FedEx Express, maintained that the launch of the new hub is a significant milestone for FedEx, reinforcing the groups long-term commitment to this region. As part of the FedEx international growth strategy, we are continuously enhancing our operations in markets that are critical to powering the global supply chain. Through our new state-of-the-art hub, we are well positioned to better serve customers around the world doing business in China and the broader Asia-Pacific markets, strengthening global commerce. The US$150-million hub is slated to oversee the groups regional operations over the next 30 years, opening up the region to more than 220 countries and territories that FedEx now serves. In addition, the facility has its own ramp control tower, a first in China for an aircargo provider, giving FedEx better control over its aircraft movement, on top of a Customs clearance facility, package and sorting systems that can process up to 24,000 packages hourly. The FedEx role as a global logistics facilitator is to connect the world.The new hub will enhance our competitive edge in managing the volume of trade that will be routed to and within this region over the next few decades, David Cunningham Jr, president, Asia- Pacific, FedEx Express, commented.
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