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The Unite Union says that 120 drivers and loaders members of Unite at UPS's Camden depot are being balloted for strike action. The ballot closes on Friday 8 November. The dispute is over unreasonable workloads and alleged bullying. Deliveries in a large swathe of central London could be affected in the run-up to Christmas
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The pilot and co-pilot of a UPS A300 freighter were killed when it crashed on the approach to Birmingham, Alabama, airport at 6.11am on 14 August. The plane was en route from Louisville, Kentucky. A fatal UPS 747-400F crash near Dubai in 2010 was blamed in a recently-published report on ...
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UPS has opened two new contract logistics distribution facilities in Chengdu and Shanghai, bringing the total number of such centres in China to more than 130, covering 87 cities. The two new facilities are in addition to the UPS healthcare facilities that opened last year in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) released its final report on the crash which killed two UPS 747 freighter pilots near Dubai on 3 September 2010.
While not pinpointing the origin of the fateful blaze, it found that the ensuing fire was promulgated by lithium batteries and that smoke-detection equipment ...
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UPS has improved its services to Croatia, following the Balkan country's official accession to the European Union. Express shipments from EU countries – including UK – can now arrive at destinations in Croatia in one business day and for less urgent shipments there are day-definite options with UPS Standard. The ...
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UPS is to buy Hungarian-based pharmaceutical logistics company, Cemelog as part of its campaign to increase its healthcare presence. It expects to complete the transaction in the second quarter of 2013.
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UPS is to appeal against the European Union's decision in January to block its €5.16 billion takeover of rival TNT Express. However, the US giant said it wanted “to clarify the legal reasoning” behind the move rather than reopen its bid for the Netherlands-based company.
This, it said, would give it ...
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UPS has extended its Preferred Less-Than-Container Load (PLCL) expedited ocean freight service to include the UK to US trade lane, as well as other points in western Europe. According to the operator, PLCL offers journey times up to 40% faster port-to-door than UPS’s standard LCL service. Customers will also have ...
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Cindy Miller has been promoted to president of UPS Europe, the company's largest non-US operation. She is currently president of UPS U.K., Ireland and Nordics
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UPS has become the first global express delivery company to be wholly-owned in Vietnam, following its acquisition of the 49% interest of VN Post Express in its joint venture. The carrier has also invested in new facilities including Ba Ria, Binh Duong, Hai Duong and Bac Ninh provinces.
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