Recently, FedEx, one of the world's largest express delivery companies, announced that it will upgrade its import and export cargo transportation services in Beijing and Tianjin by optimizing its air logistics network, in order to improve service efficiency in the Beijing Tianjin region and help customers connect more efficiently with markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Starting today, FedEx can shorten the transportation time of imported goods in Beijing and Tianjin by one day. In addition, the cut-off time for daily export shipments in Beijing has been extended to 16:30, and the cut-off time for daily export shipments in Tianjin has been extended to 15:30, providing local customers with more ample time and flexible arrangements for cargo transportation. At the same time, FedEx's weekly capacity in Beijing and Tianjin has also increased, which will meet the growing import and export needs of local customers with more abundant capacity, aiming to provide international priority express services for the use of FedEx; reg; Customers who export goods and use FedEx International Economy Express services; reg; International Priority Express Service& reg; Provide more efficient transportation services for customers of imported goods.
FedEx has been committed to optimizing its air transportation network layout in China and providing more flexible and valuable logistics solutions for Chinese customers, "said Xu Baoyan, Senior Vice President and President of FedEx China
With the continuous promotion of the integration of Beijing Tianjin Hebei, the regional logistics circle plays an increasingly crucial role in facilitating domestic and international trade, providing important support for the steady growth of foreign trade in the region. 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of the rise of coordinated development in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region to a national strategy. During this period, the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region continued to build a national highland for opening up to the outside world, with the regional foreign trade value increasing from 3.74 trillion yuan in 2014 to 5.03 trillion yuan in 2023, a growth rate of 34.4%. In the first half of this year, the import and export value of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region reached 2.54 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, setting a new historical high for the same period.