FedEx speeds up Macau delivery times
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, today announced that its delivery commitment time has been advanced by five hours, to 1 pm, for all of its International Priority and International Economy shipments from anywhere in the world to Macau.
Backed by a money-back guarantee, this enhancement enables FedEx to offer the earliest delivery time each business day in Macau of any express delivery company.
Customers, who rely on time-definite delivery of products with short lifecycles, such as information-related items or other high-value goods, will benefit significantly from this development.
“Macau is seeing growing cross-border transshipment activity with the western Pearl River Delta [WPRD] region,” said Clifton Chua, managing director, FedEx Hong Kong, Macau and the Philippines.
“This combined with the burgeoning meeting, incentive tour, convention and exhibition sector, means that FedEx’s reliable, time-definite service is becoming increasingly important in ensuring the success of Macau’s economy.”
In 2006, the value of imports into Macau reached USD 4.6 billion, 45.1 percent of this originating in mainland China, with the WPRD region accounting for the biggest amount.
Re-exports increased by 10.3 percent to USD 771 million. Re-exports to mainland China, which accounted for 45.7 percent of the total re-exports, grew by 2.2 percent in 2006.
Strengthened by the establishment of the Zhuhai Free Trade Zone, the Hengqin and Lotus Bridge customs facilities and the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, cross-border activity is expected to gain further momentum.
Meanwhile, the new hotels and resorts with world-class convention and exhibition facilities that will open in Macau represent another pool of demand for international express services.
