Fed Ex and UPS update on Haiti Relief Efforts
Posted on Thu, Jan 21, 2010
The following is a FedEx and UPS updated press release:
SA / HAITI - FedEx has reported that it has successfully delivered over 180 tons in critical supplies for aid organizations which are endeavoring to assist survivors of the devastating earthquake that struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Price last week.
FedEx state that they managed to get one flight into Haiti on Sunday, January the 17th, carrying over ten tons of equipment including 25 critical solar-powered water purification units. In addition, the company has made three additional flights to Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic with a large quantity of relief supplies on behalf of the American Red Cross.
The company says that they have loads of medical supplies on behalf of Heart to Heart and Direct Relief International which they shall deliver as soon as landing slots become available either in Port au Prince or Santo Domingo.
In common with an announcement made last week by UPS, FedEx also state that intend to contribute more than $1 million in cash and emergency freight logistics to the international relief efforts.