SCD: FedEx will sell space on empty container imports as a congestion-bypass service

SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE reports:

Dive Brief:

– FedEx plans to start selling capacity on the empty 53-foot containers it imports from China as part of a regular service offering that helps shippers bypass congestion, FedEx Logistics CEO Udo Lange said in an interview. The service will begin in January.

– The containers ship from a South China port outside of Shenzhen to a U.S. West Coast port destination north of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Shippers can cut 20 days’ worth of transit ...