{"id":51462,"date":"2025-04-03T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adminfinance\/urprocurement\/?p=51462"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:04:27","slug":"federal-express-service-national-disruption-4-3-25-to-4-4-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adminfinance\/urprocurement\/federal-express-service-national-disruption-4-3-25-to-4-4-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Express Service National Disruption 4\/3\/25 to 4\/4\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FedEx Memphis hub had to follow a full ground stop, implemented by Air Traffic Control due to high winds, tornado warnings and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

They are experiencing widespread power outages affecting key systems locally.<\/p>\n

There is expected to be a minimum of 1+ day delay on processing packages and they plan to catch up through the weekend.<\/p>\n

Recommendation: DO NOT SHIP TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE SHIPMENTS TODAY THURSDAY 4\/3\/25 & FRIDAY 4\/4\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Outbound Shipments Using:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Dry ice packaging<\/li>\n
  2. Gel pack cooling<\/li>\n
  3. Other temperature-control methods<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>Examples of Impact Areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Research specimen transfers<\/li>\n
    2. Clinical laboratory samples<\/li>\n
    3. Temperature-sensitive equipment<\/li>\n
    4. Pharmaceutical supplies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      5. Clinical trial materials<\/p>\n

      General Shipping Assistance<\/strong><\/p>\n

      OptiFreight Logistics, Cara Park cara.park@cardinalhealth.com<\/a><\/p>\n

      Leverage this link to check operational delays by location: Proactive Weather Alerts From FedEx<\/a><\/p>\n

      For the most up-to-date information on weather impacts: FedEx Service Alerts and Shipping Updates<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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