FEDEX

fedex(English: FedEx Corporation) is an internationalexpress deliveryGroup, providing overnight express, ground express, heavy cargo delivery, documentscopyandlogisticsServices, headquartered inUSATennessee, is currently one of the world's largest express delivery companies. Its brand trademark FedEx is a merger of the company's original English name Federal Express. The space between the "E" and the "x" next to it in its logo just forms a white (background color)arrowpattern[2].

history

FedEx old logo

FedEx Ground Logo

FedEx electric truck

FedEx was founded in 1971 byUnited States Marine CorpsFrederick W. SmithArkansasLittle RockFounded in 1973, but moved to TennesseeMemphis, because Little Rock airport officials refused to provide facilities to the company.

After moving to Tennessee, FedEx provided services to 25 cities, but encountered many difficulties and suffered serious losses in the early stage. However, after a few years, the business began to improve, and in July 1975, the company made a profit for the first time. In 1978, FedEx officially went public.

In 2003, FedEx announced the acquisition ofKinko(Kinko's), a merger that closed in February 2004.[3] Later, Kinko's was renamedFedEx Kinko's” (FedEx Kinko's)[4]In 2008, FedEx dropped the "FedEx Kinko's" brand and changed its name toFedEx Office(FedEx Office).[5]

FedEx currently serves 3 million customers in 210 cities every day. Its main competitors includeDHL Air Cargo,upsandUSPS(USPS) and the NetherlandsTNTFedEx, DHL, UPS and TNT are known as the world's four largest express delivery companies.

On April 7, 2015, FedEx acquired the Netherlands Express for 4.4 billion euros (about 4.8 billion U.S. dollars) at 8 euros per share in cash.Tiandi(TNT Express NV) to expand its European business.

Headquarters

Headquarters ClassificationPlace
Global Headquarters USAMemphis, Tennessee
Asia Headquarters Hongkong
China Business Headquarters ChinaShanghai[6][7]
Canada Headquarters CanadaToronto, Ontario
Europe BelgiumBrussels
latin america USAMiami, Florida

Controversial events

This sectionThe discussion focuses on some regions, may not haveUniversalthe opinion of.

China-related events

Huawei-related events

On May 24, 2019, China Communications Technology EnterprisesHuaweirightReutersHuawei said FedEx diverted two packages sent from Japan to Huawei's Chinese addresses to the United States, and attempted to divert two other packages sent from Vietnam to Huawei's other Asian offices without authorization. Huawei provided pictures of FedEx's package tracking records.[8]Huawei has officially reported this issue toChina Post Regulatory Departmentcomplaint and said it would review its relationship with FedEx.[9]FedEx initially claimed that "media reports were untrue", but later issued a statement through its official Chinese Weibo account on May 28, apologizing for "a small number of Huawei shipments that were mistakenly diverted" and stating that "we confirm that no external party has asked FedEx to divert these shipments." However, at a time when the United States is banning Huawei in an all-round way, and FedEx's completely different attitudes before and after, Chinese media and many netizens believe that this matter is quite strange and the reasons are hard to convince the public.[10]

The report also mentioned that Huawei provided an email to Reuters reporters, saying that when they found that the mail did not arrive at the destination as expected, they reported it to FedEx customer service. The other party responded: "Please understand that FedEx Hong Kong Office received a notice from FedEx US Office to retain this package and send it back to the United States. Therefore, this package was not delivered to the recipient, but was retained in FedEx's office and is being returned to the sender."[9]

June 1, 2019, ChinaRelevant departmentsAnnounced that FedEx has decided to launch an investigation into the matter because it has failed to deliver parcels according to the name and address in China, which has seriously damaged the legitimate rights and interests of users and violated relevant regulations of China's express delivery industry.News Feeds》 published "International Sharp Comments", pointing out that "China has establishedUnreliable Entity ListThe investigation of FedEx will serve as a warning to other foreign companies, organizations and individuals that violate relevant Chinese laws and regulations.[11][12].

June 22, 2019Computer MagazinePC MagazineSascha Segan, Chief Analyst atTwitterFedEx was accused of transferringPC MagazineLondon Office to New York OfficeHuawei P30The phone was returned to London. FedEx responded that since Huawei and its related subsidiaries were included in the Entity List, FedEx’s business dealings with Huawei were restricted, and FedEx would not accept any of Huawei’s listed products.PC MagazinepassUnited Parcel ServiceShip your phone to New York.United Parcel ServiceIt means,United Parcel ServiceIt only prohibits the shipment of products to 69 Huawei-related locations outside the United States, butUnited Parcel ServiceThe policy does not prohibit the shipment of Huawei phones from the UK to the US[13]On June 23, FedEx issued an apology statement. Huawei also responded, saying that FedEx's refusal to deliver Huawei phones was a "misunderstanding of the (US) executive order and the entity list."[14]. 24th,Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of ChinaGeng ShuangAt the press conference, FedEx responded that "as such a large company, it should have a reasonable explanation and should be responsible for its own actions."[15]On the same day, FedEx announced that it hadDistrict Court for the District of ColumbiarightU.S. Department of CommerceFiled a lawsuit to avoid complying with U.S. government restrictions[16].

On July 26, 2019, relevant Chinese authorities released a message through Xinhua News Agency stating that after investigation, it was found that FedEx shipped Huawei packages to the United States purely on purpose and there was no "misoperation"; not only that, FedEx also secretly seized hundreds of packages involving Huawei.[17]On the same day, FedEx issued a statement saying that it was in close communication with relevant departments regarding the findings of the investigation.[18].

Transporting guns

In August 2019, a sporting goods company in Fujian reported that it received a courier package from a US customer carried by FedEx, which containedfirearmsThe Fuzhou police have temporarily seized the gun and launched an investigation.[19][20]

Shipping of controlled knives to Hong Kong

See also:Anti-extradition bill movement

September 3, 2019Xinhua News AgencyAccording to a report on the Weibo account Xinhua Viewpoint, FedEx (China) Co., Ltd. is suspected of illegally accepting and sendingControlled knivesThe items involved in the case have been temporarily detained and the relevant investigation is ongoing.[21].

Pilot suspected of illegally transporting ammunition

On September 19, 2019, according toCNN BusinessReport, originalUSAFPilot Todd Horn, who now works for FedEx, was transporting goods from Hong Kong to mainland China when he was arrested for illegally transporting ammunition while trying to return home on a civil aviation flight. A FedEx spokesperson said that this was true, but that the case had been resolved.Bail pending trial[22].Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of ChinaGeng ShuangOn the 20th, he said that on the morning of September 12,Guangzhou Baiyun AirportCustoms found a box of suspected airgun bullets, totaling 681 rounds, in the luggage of an outbound American passenger. Upon investigation, the passenger was found to be FedEx pilot Todd Horn. Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Customs has decided to take criminal action against Todd Horn for suspected smuggling of weapons and ammunition.Detention, bail pending trial.U.S. Consulate General in GuangzhouConsular notification was made[23].

See

References

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  9. ^ Jump to:9.0 9.1 Luo Fa/Xia Limin (Reuters). Was Huawei's package sent to the wrong FedEx intentional or unintentional?. Deutsche Welle. [2019-05-28]. (Original contentArchiveon 2019-05-28).
  10. ^ Huawei: We have filed a formal complaint with China Postal Regulatory Authority. CCTV. 2019-05-28 [2019-05-28]. (Original contentArchivePublished on 2019-05-28) (in Chinese).
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  13. ^ FedEx returns Huawei phone shipped by UK user to US. [2019-06-23]. （Original contentArchiveon 2019-06-22).
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  15. ^ Will FedEx be included in the "Unreliable Entity List"? Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds. Guanchazhe.com. 2019-06-24 [2019-06-24]. (Original contentArchivePublished on 2019-06-24) (in Chinese).
  16. ^ FedEx sues US Department of Commerce: We are not a law enforcement agency. Huanqiu.com. 2019-06-25 [2019-06-26]. (Original contentArchiveon 2019-06-26) (in Chinese).
  17. ^ FedEx lied! It is not true that Huawei's express mail was "misdirected" to the United States, and even more than 100 Huawei express mails were detained Page archive backup, exists inInternet Archive, Economic Observer
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  19. ^ US Federal Express company involved in gun shipment to China, police launch investigation. People's Daily Online. [2019-08-18]. (Original contentArchiveon 2019-08-18).
  20. ^ FedEx will be severely punished for breaking the law. Xinhuanet. [2019-08-18]. (Original contentArchiveon 2019-08-18).
  21. ^ FedEx investigated for allegedly illegally accepting and sending controlled knives to Hong Kong_Sina Finance_Sina.com. [2019-09-03]. （Original contentArchiveon 2019-09-03).
  22. ^ FedEx pilot arrested in Guangdong for allegedly illegally transporting ammunition. [2019-09-20]. （Original contentArchiveon 2019-09-20).
  23. ^ A FedEx pilot was detained in Guangzhou. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Suspected of smuggling weapons and ammunition. [2019-09-20]. （Original contentArchiveon 2019-09-20).

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