Press Releases
Tokyo, Japan (March 28, 1996) - Federal Express (FedEx) announced today its
new warehouse facility, No.4 Cargo Building at Narita International Airport
will begin operations on April 3. FedEx plans to upgrade its package
processing capability to more than four times its current capability by
installing an automated sorting system to expand the SameDay Delivery
Areas and improve its customer service.
FedEx will handle all Inbound Express Packages to east Japan market
regardless of the package weight. The floor space of the new warehouse is
3,550m2, six times larger than the previous facility. The sorting process at the
new warehouse will be automated by power belt installation, increasing the
average daily package processing capability by over four times the current
capacity of 6,000 packages per hour.
One of the most important factors in the express cargo business is speedy
customs clearance. FedEx plans to improve customs clearance efficiency and
the handling capability of packages with the new warehouse's automated
systems and expanded floor space.
The company also plans to build new systems to maximize the capability of
this new facility.
The package flow at the new warehouse is; each package will be moved to the
slope and placed on the powerbelt after being sorted by weight. They will be
classified at each station by area code attached to the packages. Each package
will be automatically sorted by classified documents, non-documents, and
packages which needs custom inspection.
FedEx currently services the Asia Pacific market with nearly 3,000 employees
in 30 countries and territories. The company provides the most extensive
trans-Pacific air cargo lift of any airline with wide-bodied MD-11, DC-10 and
A310 aircraft flying daily, linking its FedEx AsiaOne network for overnight delivery
to major commercial and financial centers throughout Asia.
Federal Express is the world's largest express transportation company,
providing fast and reliable services for important documents, packages and
freight. The company delivers more than 2.5 million items each working
day. It employs more than 119,000 people, and operates 541 aircraft and
almost 37,000 vehicles in its integrated system. Federal Express reported
revenues of $9.4 billion for its fiscal year ended May 31, 1995.
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