Bulletin 2011-14 FedEx Service Update – Suspension of shipment acceptance to East Japan, Japan-Okinawa, Guam, and Saipan
BULLETIN NO. : 2011-14
TO : All Global Business Centers And
World Service Centers (ABPs and GBC Agents)
FROM : Bloom Esplana Head – Operations
CC : NDL, MAMHO, MAMCS, IP Ops, IP CS
DATE : March 15, 2011
RE : FedEx Service Update – Suspension of shipment
acceptance to East Japan, Japan-Okinawa, Guam,
and Saipan
With the massive earthquake of magnitude 9 that struck Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011, effective immediately, please do not accept shipments to the following destinations until further notice: EAST JAPAN, JAPAN-OKINAWA, GUAM, AND SAIPAN. Please refer to the following Station/Sort IDs of East Japan and Japan Okinawa:
AKJA
FKSA
FUJA
HACA
KIJA
KJPA
KKXA
MMBA
MMJA
MYEA
NJAA
OIMA
OKAX
OKOA
QCBA
QHYA
QSZA
QUTA
QXOA
RNJA
SDJA
SDSX
SYOA
TKNA
TYOA
UEOA
YOKA
Please take note that we are also not accepting shipments bound to all areas of Guam and Saipan, as shipments to the said countries transit through Japan, thus affected by the situation.
Please be guided accordingly.
As additional information, you may refer to the backgrounder provided by FedEx:
(Source: FedEx Service Update #5 Service Impact Due to Eastern Japan Earthquake)
A massive earthquake of magnitude 9 struck the northeast of Japan 250 miles from Tokyo on Friday March 11, 2011 at 14:46 local time. The earthquake has triggered numerous tsunamis and large aftershocks have struck since then.
There has been widespread damage, including the collapse of buildings and roads. Planned power outages are occurring throughout Japan, but the schedule is difficult to tie down and subject to change. Phone lines remain unstable and some highways and roads remain closed. In many areas, drinking water and fuel is in short supply. Public transport has resumed in some areas, but the infrastructure is unstable and the situation continues to change.
