FedEx working with Korail Networks for healthcare shipments

FedEx Express has entered into an agreement with Korail Networks to use the Korea Train eXpress (KTX) network to transport time- and temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments. The service will be available from 1 November.

The shipments will put in temperature-controlled packaging and loaded on to KTX trains where a constant temperature is maintained.

By using the KTX network, FedEx will improve the ground transportation time by up to 24 hours from pickup-to-airlift for healthcare customers in the south of Chungcheong province, including Busan, Ulsan, Daegu, Kwangju, Jeonju and Daejoen.

“Healthcare is a fast-growing sector in South Korea.  Last year, the annual exports from Korean healthcare businesses surpassed 10 trillion won for the first time,” said Eun-mi Chae, managing director, FedEx Express Korea.