Just now, FedEx announced the lease of 3 ocean-going freighters, and they will directly dock at the

It is reported that the global logistics giant FedEx (FedEx) recently announced that the company's freight logistics division (FedEx Logistics) has leased three ocean-going freighters to deliver goods together with containers ordered in China to California, USA!

And, to avoid the congestion at the container ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Ships chartered by FedEx Logistics will call at Hueneme port, a military port about 60 miles north of the Port of Long Beach, Los Angeles.

FedEx Logistics has chartered a total of three ocean-going vessels, FedEx spokeswoman Christina Meek said in an email.

The first of these ships, which can carry a freighter with a capacity of over 700 Teu, was on January 4, 2022, carrying 300 53-foot own containers full of electronic products, auto parts, clothing and department store goods, from Dongguan, China. Departing from Humen Port, the ship is expected to arrive at Hueneme port on the west coast of the United States at the end of January.

After the freighter chartered by FedEx Logistics arrives in West America, it will use the wharf at the US Navy base in Ventura City.

It is reported: The port authority of Hueneme port (Port Hueneme) recently signed a joint use agreement with the Ventura naval base to handle some commercial ships at the docks in the port when naval activities are not busy.

In the past, international freight forwarders and logistics companies usually leased an entire ship from shipping companies to achieve the purpose of controllable capacity.

But since last year, because the main container routes have been overbooked and there are not enough containers available, many forwarders and trading companies have begun to lease small multi-purpose ocean-going vessels to help customers transport goods without long delays.

Large retailers such as Costco, Home Depot, Walmart and IKEA have tried similar efforts before.

The deals, mostly silent, surfaced as word spread across the industry about how the company was responding to the shipping crisis.

FedEx Logistics participates in the White House's Supply Chain Task Force, which is trying to find innovative ways to address backlogs at U.S. ports caused by record import levels.

Data show: FedEx Freight is the heavy-duty trucking division of FedEx Corp. and the largest less-than-truckload trucking company in North America by revenue.

It uses intermodal rail services to deliver large volumes of goods to major hubs. FedEx Trade Network, the company's freight forwarding arm, provides customers with multimodal shipping services to move parts or full containers inland through FedEx Freight or other carriers.

One of the main businesses of Hueneme port is the handling of containerized products from Central and South America.

In 2020, the Port of San Pedro Bay handled 17.3 million 20-foot equivalent containers, or about 1 percent of the total, but last year saw a surge in container business as shippers moved more containers to Hueneme port to avoid lengthy fleets heading south.

 Udo Lange, President and CEO of FedEx Logistics, said in a news release: "FedEx Logistics is delighted to be partnering with Port Hueneme as we combine our strengths and expertise to create a value-added solution for our customers. program, while helping relieve pressure on the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.”