FedEx in Chicago

FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, a growing international ocean and air freight forwarder, announced the opening of its new Chicago gateway office. The new FedEx Trade Networks Chicago office provides expanded service offerings to customers, including a full portfolio of freight forwarding, customs brokerage and distribution solutions. The office, located at 1101 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, has more than 104,000 sq. ft. of space, with more than 85,000 sq. ft. dedicated to distribution, and is strategically located with easy access to Chicago O’Hare International airport (ORD) and intermodal rail facilities. The office’s proximity to the airport and rail yards, and onsite warehouse and distribution capabilities, enables the FedEx Trade Networks Chicago office to serve as a gateway to support the end-to-end supply chain needs of the company’s freight forwarding and customs brokerage customers. In utilizing a gateway operating model in Chicago, the company can offer highly efficient and cost effective entry/exit point solutions for consolidated, heavy weight, international cargo shipments. FedEx Trade Networks is now in an aggressive global expansion and has opened a total of 33 new freight forwarding offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America since 2008, in addition to over 70 existing locations in the U.S. and Canada. As the company continues to grow, so do its North American operations. In addition to opening the new Chicago office, the company has recently relocated its Seattle, Dallas, New York (JFK), Miami, and Charlotte offices to larger, strategically-located facilities. FedEx Trade Networks, and its predecessor companies, have more than 100 years of experience in international trade. The company provides comprehensive ocean and air international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, global order logistics, distribution and surface transportation, trade advisory services, and advanced e-commerce and trade facilitation solutions. http://ftn.fedex.com/

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Access to transportation is always a key in manufacturing success. With intermodal transport such as rail/truck containers in use, the gateway concept can simplify transport concerns across the borders and within the countries.