There are 12 article(s) tagged FedEx Express world hub:

• June 2022

  • FedEx delivers 52 tons of medical aid for Ukrainian refugees

    FedEx has donated more than $2.3 million in humanitarian aid since the outset of the conflict, including $1 million that has been allocated for in-kind shipping with nonprofit partners.

    By Rob Moore June 27, 2022

• December 2020

  • Inside FedEx’s shipment of COVID-19 vaccines

    FedEx Express workers describe how first shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines moved through the Memphis world hub and beyond on Sunday, Dec. 20.

    By Wayne Risher December 21, 2020

• October 2020

  • FedEx’s air freight boom fuels Memphis airport cargo growth

    Memphis International Airport posted a 17.4% increase in cargo volume in September, the third double-digit monthly increase since COVID-19 hit in March. 

    By Wayne Risher October 15, 2020

• September 2020

  • FAA adds funding for $300M Memphis airport project

    A $31 million Federal Aviation Administration grant announced Thursday for Memphis International Airport’s new de-icing facility brought to $98 million the FAA’s grants announced for MEM in September.

    By Wayne Risher September 25, 2020

• August 2020

  • Robotics, technology reshaping role of FedEx hub workers

    Robotic arms inducting packages into small-package sort at FedEx's Memphis world hub are a sign of things to come as a $1.55 billion hub modernization continues to unfold.

    By Wayne Risher August 03, 2020

• July 2020

  • FedEx flexing robotic arms in Memphis

    FedEx and Plus One collaborated with Yaskawa America on new package-handling robotic arms that made their debut earlier this year at FedEx Express world hub in Memphis.

    By Wayne Risher July 17, 2020

• March 2020

  • FedEx adds temperature screening to COVID-19 precautions at Memphis world hub

    The FedEx Express hub in Memphis has added no-touch thermal imaging and forehead temperature testing for workers, vendors and visitors to its precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

    By Wayne Risher March 27, 2020

• January 2020

  • FedEx seeking 500 hub workers in job fair Saturday, Jan. 4

    FedEx Express is hiring for 500 permanent, part-time positions at the world hub in Memphis during a job fair Saturday, Jan. 4.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 03, 2020

• November 2019

  • Report: FedEx hub worker’s death followed mishap with cargo container

    FedEx says it's mourning "tragic accident" that killed Memphis hub material handler Duntate Young on Nov. 13, 2019, and defends its safety record.

    By Wayne Risher November 20, 2019

  • FedEx hub worker’s death under investigation

    A worker died at the FedEx Express world hub in Memphis in early morning hours of Nov. 13.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 13, 2019

• October 2019

  • FedEx pulls $212 million permit for hub transformation

    FedEx takes out $212 million building permit as part of $1.55 billion transformation of FedEx Express world hub at Memphis International Airport.

    By Wayne Risher October 16, 2019

• October 2018

  • Airport sets Jon K. Thompson World Class Tour dates for 2019

    Memphis International Airport has announced its 2019 lineup of free behind-the-scenes tours designed to familiarize the public with airport operations and economic impact.

    By Wayne Risher October 21, 2018