UPS Confident About Indonesian Market

The Atlanta-based courier United Parcel Service (UPS) plans to triple the freight capacity of its Indonesian services to 14 tons per night starting in June this year, indicating the company’s confidence in Indonesia’s trade prospects. UPS Indonesia announced on Wednesday that it had completed negotiations with authorities to operate a Boeing 737 express cargo jet six nights per week from Halim Perdanakusumah airport in Jakarta starting in June. ‘The new service will help local exporters and importers to compete in global trade,’ UPS Indonesia country manager Dave Metcalf told a media conference on Wednesday. He did not provide further details on the planned drastic increase of its Indonesian capacity, but said that it was part of its move to increase capacity and provide faster delivery times for goods moving within and out of Asia.