UPS opens air hub in Taiwan and logistics centre in China

UPS has opened important new infrastructure in China and Taiwan as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
The company has opened its relocated Trans Pacific Hub at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to give its facility more than 40% more export processing capacity.

And, UPS has opened a new contract logistics distribution facility near Beijing Capital International Airport to extend the firm’s business-to-business and business-to-consumer reach in China.

Taiwan

The new air hub in Taipei offers 82,000 square feet (7,600 square metres) at the airport’s Air Cargo Terminal Logistics Warehouse, a 40% bigger site than the previous location of the hub.

UPS said the facility was equipped with the latest sorting capabilities to support Taiwanese businesses trading internationally, particularly locally-based high-tech manufacturing companies who face increasing global competition.

The relocated hub operates 28 weekly cargo flights connecting Taiwan to major global markets in Asia, Europe and the United States. UPS said customers can expect deliveries to major cities in the US and Europe in one to two days.

Anita Li, managing director of UPS Taiwan, said the new facility will double import handling processing capacity, as well as upping expert processing capacity by more than 40%.

“With export growth looking strong, UPS remains committed to supporting our customers across all sectors and we continue to invest in our capabilities and infrastructure to enable these customers to trade in a global marketplace,” she said.

Beijing

The new Beijing facility follows closely after UPS investment in new facilities in Chengdu and Shanghai last year as the company looks to support growing industries in China such as the high-tech, industrial manufacturing, aerospace and retail sectors.

The new facilities include order fulfillment, inventory management, packaging and other value-added services.

The Beijing facility has 70,000 sq ft (6,500 sq m) of bonded warehouse space, at a site 19km from Beijing Capital International Airport.

UPS said the new facility would allow its customers four-hour delivery within the metropolitan Beijing area, and next-business-day deliveries to other major cities across China, where the firm is active in 87 cities.

Craig Foster, UPS Asia Pacific senior vice president of supply chain and healthcare logistics, said the investment strengthens his company’s integrated China network.

“Our warehouses throughout China, including the new facilities in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, enable us to effectively support national and regional order fulfillment and give customers better warehousing and distribution access to developing cities throughout the country,” he said.

UPS said China is predicted to overtake Japan as the largest contract logistics market in the Asia-Pacific region by 2016 thanks to its growing middle-class and rising domestic consumption.