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Press Releases
The first relief aids have left Taiwan yesterday
TAIPEI, Jan 20, 2001 --FedEx, the world's leading express
transportation company, has the honor to accept the invitation
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Taiwan to
take part in rescue work in El Salvador. 5,000 kilograms
of the first relief aids shipped yesterday include medical
equipment, sleeping bags and blankets, and will be delivered
to those quake victims as soon as possible.
Due to the urgency of this delivery and capability of its
integrated solutions for delivering shipments, FedEx was
selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) among
other international transportation companies. Jimmy Chen,
Managing Director of FedEx Taiwan said: "We are honored to
provide this service at this critical moment by using our
own fleet and integrating FedEx's global network advantage
to assist the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and deliver
relief aids from Taiwan to the victims in El Salvador in
the shortest time possible. FedEx will deliver the love and
compassion of Taiwanese people and complete our mission of
"We Live to Deliver".
By means of its complete freighter fleet and global transportation
networks, FedEx is capable of delivering relief aids to the
quake victims in the shortest time as possible. Furthermore,
by offering the victims the support to maximize the usage
of aids, FedEx hopes to lessen the damages.
FedEx Express, a US$19 billion subsidiary of FedEx Corp.,
connects areas that generate 90% of the world's gross domestic
product in 24-48 hours with door-to-door, customs-cleared
service and a money-back guarantee. The company's unmatched
air route authorities and infrastructure make it the world's
largest express transportation company, providing fast, reliable
and time-definite transportation of more than 3.3 million
items to 210 countries each working day. FedEx employs approximately
149,000 employees and has more than 46,000 drop-of locations,
663 aircraft and 49,000 vehicles in its integrated global
network. The company maintains electronic connections with
more than 2.5 million customers via FedEx ShipManager®
Workstation, FedEx ShipManager Software®, and FedEx interNetShip®.
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