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UPS constructs hub in Shanghai

Posted by | Sep 24, 2007 | |

UPS recently held a formal groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction work on its forthcoming airfreight centre at Pudong International Airport.

The ambitious facility, which is located at the southern end of the airport’s West Cargo Terminal, will make Shanghai a stopover for flights connecting China to other locations in the UPS international network, with services to the United States, Europe and Asia.

Scheduled to become operational from next year, the centre will provide UPS with a sorting capacity of 17,000 pieces per hour.

“The opening of this hub will ensure we are well-positioned to support the explosive growth in Asia’s regional trade,” said UPS chairman and CEO Mike Eskew, who attended the event.

“Export volume growth in China and throughout Asia has been robust and the outlook remains bright. We are extremely proud to be the first US airline to open an international air hub in China under the 2004 US-China air services agreement,” he added.

Over the past five years, UPS has invested approximately USD 600 million in China, including its transition to become the first wholly owned foreign express carrier in the country.

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Neopost launches comparison tool

Posted by | Sep 19, 2007 | |

Neopost, provider of mailing and shipping solutions, is now offering online shipping through an agreement with UPS and the US Postal Service.

Neopost will provide its customers with a new multi-carrier online shipping application that lets users compare shipping options.

The tool was designed for businesses that average two or more packages per day.

“This is an excellent example of ways UPS’s easy-to-use shipping technologies can complement the applications and product offerings of other companies,” said Diana Hatcher, a UPS spokesperson.

Representatives from Neopost and USPS did not respond in time for comment.

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UPS granted air rights to expand service to Japan

Posted by | Sep 13, 2007 | |

The U.S. Departments of State and Transportation today reached an agreement that will allow UPS and other air carriers to expand air operations to and from Japan.
The agreement provides UPS the authority to operate six daily flights between the U.S. and Nagoya, Japan, in addition to its daily service to Tokyo and Osaka. Nagoya, the fourth largest city in Japan, offers UPS significant opportunities to continue expanding its business in Asia. In addition, UPS will be able to connect these flights to its new air hub in Shanghai, China.
UPS has operated in Japan since 1987 and transitioned to a wholly owned international express delivery operation in 2004. The company’s operations cover 15 metropolitan areas, offering express delivery, customs brokerage and supply chain management services. UPS currently offers 47 weekly flights to and from Tokyo and Osaka.
Japan is one of the more than 40 countries and territories UPS serves in Asia. The company operates air hubs in Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines and will formally open its hub in Shanghai in 2008.

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European courier TNT eyes Subic logistics facility

Posted by | Sep 12, 2007 | |

European courier TNT NV is looking at the possibility of taking over the Subic Bay logistics facility that will be vacated by US-based Federal Express when it relocates its Asia-Pacific hub operations to Guangzhou, China next year.

Sources said the Dutch courier, in line with its expansion binge amid increased traffic in the region, could be eyeing the Subic facilities currently being used by FedEx for its Asia- Pacific regional hub operations.

Earlier, the country tried to lure another foreign courier to take over the facility, which is adjacent to the Subic Bay International Airport.

European courier DHL International GmBH has announced as early as last year that it was definitely not taking over FedEx’s facility in Subic.

US-based United Parcel Service of America Inc., on the other hand, has a hub in Clark, Pampanga.

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Union urging contract with UPS

Posted by | Sep 11, 2007 | |

United Parcel Service Inc., needs to finish contract talks by Oct. 1 to get an accord in place before U.S. pension laws change in 2008, the union’s lead negotiator said.

The Oct. 1 goal was disclosed by negotiator Ken Hall in a statement posted on the union’s Web site. Atlanta-based UPS and the Teamsters started bargaining in September 2006 to replace a six-year contract that can be amended starting Aug. 1, 2008.

The union is trying to beat the Jan. 1 effective date for federal legislation passed last year to shore up underfunded pension plans. The new law ”could affect members’ retirement security,” Hall said, without elaborating.

A quick agreement would help UPS, the world’s biggest package-delivery company, keep customers from diverting business to rival FedEx Corp. on concern about a possible strike, Hurd said. UPS employs 240,000 Teamsters members.

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