FedEx Trade Networks (FedexTN), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and growing international ocean and air freight forwarder, announced last week that it has opened an additional five offices in the company's Europe, Middle East and Asia region as part of its aggressive expansion plan. This latest round of office openings includes operations in Budapest (Hungary), Prague (Czech), Madrid (Spain), Milan (Italy) and Antwerp (Belgium). The new office openings will result in numerous benefits to customers, including enhanced global freight forwarding services and end-to-end multimodal solutions, direct access to local personnel with industry experience and expertise, and expanded regional access to services like FedEx International Direct Distribution and Global Order Logistics. The office in Antwerp is the second FedexTN offices to open in Belgium. The company also has an office in Brussels, which accommodates its air freight forwarding operations in the country. The newest operations in Budapest, Prague, Madrid, Milan and Antwerp join a growing global network of company-owned offices for FedexTN. Other locations include Germany (Frankfurt and Hamburg) the United Arab Emirates, Poland (Gdynia and Warsaw), Belgium, United Kingdom (Manchester and London), France (Paris), The Netherlands (Amsterdam and Rotterdam), India (Mumbai and Chennai), Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen, Dalian and Ningbo. The company also has a representative office in Vietnam.(fedex/mar)