FedEx, a subsidiary of the Federal Express Group (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, announced the addition of four intercontinental routes from the Asia Pacific region. The four new routes have a weekly capacity of nearly 1400 tons (approximately 1.39 million kilograms), providing customers in the Asia Pacific region with improved regional connectivity and faster access to markets across the Pacific, within Asia, and Europe.
The rapid growth of e-commerce will continue to place higher demands on logistics efficiency. Relying on FedEx's current operational advantages, the four new routes can better meet customers' demand for reliable transportation capacity and service improvement, especially for e-commerce goods and heavy goods in the Asia Pacific region. In 2020 alone, online retail sales in the Asia Pacific region totaled approximately $2.45 trillion, accounting for over 60% of global e-commerce sales. More than half of online shoppers in the Asia Pacific region have made cross-border purchases. The Chinese market shows great growth potential. In the first half of 2021, China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by more than 12% year-on-year, while the total value of imports and exports increased by 27% year-on-year. Among them, the import and export of cross-border e-commerce maintained a strong momentum, with a year-on-year growth of 28.6% in total value.
After opening a new intercontinental route connecting Beijing, China, and Anchorage, Alaska, the United States, FedEx has added three new routes connecting North America and Europe from Guangzhou. The two trans Pacific routes return five times a week and take off from FedEx's Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou. One of them stopped at Anchorage, Alaska, and flew to Oakland, USA; The other route stops at Anchorage, flies to Indianapolis, then to Memphis, and returns to Guangzhou after stopping at Anchorage and Incheon, South Korea. These two new routes have enhanced connectivity and capacity between the markets of South China, North Asia, and North America for customers.
In addition, another new route for FedEx is to fly weekly from the FedEx Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou and the FedEx North Pacific hub in Osaka, Japan, to the FedEx Charles de Gaulle airport hub in Paris, France. The route operates five days a week, two days from Guangzhou and three days from Kansai. With stable transportation capacity, it enhances connectivity with customers in China and the Asia Pacific region and Europe.
FedEx Asia Pacific Pei Jiahua, President of the Middle East and Africa region, said: "FedEx strives to meet the ever-changing needs of its customers. This expansion of the airline network further demonstrates our commitment to serving customers and supporting regional economic recovery. We see that overall export demand in the Asia Pacific region is rapidly returning to its previous levels, and new routes can help our customers fully explore the potential of cross-border commerce, accelerate the economic recovery in the entire Asia Pacific region, and Trade with the trans Pacific and European regions.
亚太地区正成长为一个巨型市场，预计2021年商品出口将同比增长13%，实现强劲反弹。中国的出口预计同比增长32%。得益于其主要贸易伙伴中国和美国的强劲出口需求，东南亚主要经济体也开始出现复苏反弹势头。
联邦快递**副总裁、中国区总裁陈嘉良认为：“新航线为我们在中国的客户增强了与亚太、欧洲和北美市场之间货运连接，使他们以更加高效、可靠的方式连接全球市场。中国一直是全球经济复苏的强劲动力。新增航线不仅能够帮助中国企业提升竞争力，还有助于推动亚太地区的国际出口贸易。增强的连通性将对区域以及全球商业活动的复苏起到至关重要的作用。”
目前，联邦快递在每周运营超过300个国际航班。