FedEx Trade Networks opens 3 new U.S. offices

   FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp., has opened three new U.S. offices as part of its ongoing expansion initiative.
   The offices are located in Phoenix, St. Louis, and Milwaukee.
   “By increasing our U.S. office network, we can continue to offer customers a wider variety of solutions and routing options to fit their international freight forwarding and customs brokerage supply chains,” said Andy Henry, vice president of U.S. operations for FedEx Trade Networks, in a statement.
   “Opening additional U.S. offices is also a key component of our ongoing global expansion,” Henry added. “Over the last few years, we have established operations in some of the world’s most significant freight forwarding markets to support our growing customer base.”
   Since 2008, the company has opened 50 new offices throughout the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and Latin America, in addition to its more than 70 existing locations in the United States and Canada. FedEx Trade Networks is also upgrading and expanding existing facilities to handle increasing customer volumes.
   The new U.S. offices offer a range of air and ocean forwarding and customs brokerage services.