FedEx Logistics Helps in the Fight against COVID-19 by Distributing Personal Protective Equipment to Hospitals throughout Lat...
June 03 2020 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Almost 1 million face masks already shipped to
front-line workers
FedEx Logistics, Inc., a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX),
is providing essential supply chain services to support the fight
against COVID-19. FedEx is supplying Medline personal protective
equipment (PPE) from a FedEx Logistics facility located in the
Panama Pacifico Free Trade Zone and Panama, to hospitals in South
America, Central America and the Caribbean.
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FedEx Logistics Distributes Hospital
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Medline is a manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies
and clinical programs. To date, over 850,200 face masks have been
shipped to hospitals throughout the region with help from FedEx
Express, the world’s largest express transportation company.
“FedEx Logistics is helping to protect front-line workers at
hospitals throughout Latin America at this critical time,” said
Jeff Euler, vice president of the Americas, FedEx Logistics. “We
are honored to serve these brave men and women and to be an
essential part of the global response to the COVID-19
pandemic.”
The operation to get emergency supplies to hospitals began March
10 as the virus continued its global spread. To date, around 2,000
boxes, each with 300 masks, have been distributed throughout the
Caribbean and another 1,000 boxes to Central America. Several more
containers full of PPE are on the way to Panama for distribution to
these areas and other customers in South America.
The equipment includes face masks, gloves, shoe covers and
disposable clothing — everything that will help to protect doctors,
nurses and hospital administrators.
FedEx Logistics receives the equipment from global
manufacturers, and then packages and fulfills orders, in a Free
Trade Zone that is home to many multinational companies that do
business throughout Latin America, including Medline.
“FedEx Logistics was agile and acted with a sense of urgency to
provide essential supply chain services, enabling us to get
protective equipment to where it is needed the most,” said Oscar
Chavarria, vice president, Latin America, Medline. “And FedEx
Express provided a very reliable service despite many challenges in
the current environment.”
In August last year, FedEx Logistics became the third-party
logistics provider for all of Medline’s medical consumables and
patient-care products in the Latin America region.
About FedEx Logistics
FedEx Logistics plays a key role within the FedEx portfolio,
connecting 95% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) with its
comprehensive suite of specialty logistics solutions. The company
provides air and ocean freight forwarding, supply chain solutions,
customs brokerage, and trade management tools and data from a
single trusted source. For more information, visit
fedex.com/logistics.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenue of $70 billion, the company
offers integrated business solutions through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 475,000
team members to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and
professional standards and the needs of their customers and
communities. To learn more about how FedEx connects people and
possibilities around the world, please visit about.fedex.com.
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James Calderwood Senior Communications Specialist 1.901.529.6006
james.calderwood@fedex.com
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