July 19 (Reuters) - FedEx Corp ( FDX ) said that its

network was now operating across the globe after it faced

substantial disruptions due to a worldwide IT outage experienced

by a third party software vendor on Friday.

A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple

industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights, some

broadcasters going off-air and everything from banking to

healthcare hit by system problems.

It was not clear if the network disruption reported by FedEx ( FDX )

were related to outages at Microsoft ( MSFT ) and cybersecurity

firm CrowdStrike ( CRWD ).

"We are working diligently to lessen any potential service

impacts resulting from a global IT outage," FedEx ( FDX ) said in a

statement.

FedEx's ( FDX ) peer United Parcel Service ( UPS ) had also warned

of potential delivery delays and added that contingency plans

were in place.

Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp ( UNP ), which earlier

in the day said the CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) software outage had "varying

levels of impact" across its network, later said it was open for

business.

"Our key customer applications, including waybill

systems, are functional," Union Pacific ( UNP ) said in a statement.