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Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling officially opened UPS’s new 32,000sq m package sorting and delivery hub at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park on 14 May.
The £120 million facility, one of UPS’s largest single infrastructure investments outside of the US, will act as a UK package processing hub and distribution centre for the local area as well as a gateway to UPS’s global logistics network, with a capacity of up to ...
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UPS has named Mark Vale as president of its UK, Ireland and Nordics region. He joined the express logistics firm Vale joined UPS in 1988 and was most recently president of emerging markets, based at UPS global headquarters in Atlanta. Vale succeeds Luis Arriaga, who becomes president, UPS Asia Pacific ...
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UPS is to rebrand its Dover-based truck broking firm Freightex, which it acquired in January 2017, as Coyote Logistics. UPS acquired Chicago, US-based Coyote Logistics in August 2015 as part of its strategy to increase its presence in the European third-party logistics (3PL) market. Freightex also has offices in Poland ...
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UPS said on 26 February that it plans to sue the European Commission over its blocking of its planned takeover of Dutch-headquartered operator TNT five years ago.
It follows the General Court of the European Union annulation of the Commission regulators’ decision last year on the grounds that they had used ...
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UPS has expanded its International Special Commodities program to 51 further countries, bringing the total to over 100. It moves biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities and shipments using dry ice for biopharmaceutical manufacturers, diagnostics companies, laboratories, distributors and care providers.
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UPS is to launch a daily non-stop flight 747 freighter flight from its Louisville, Kentucky hub to Dubai as part of its role as official logistics provider for Expo 2020 Dubai. The express carrier says it will improve transit time from North and South America to key destinations in the ...
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Express carrier UPS (has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 freighter jets and four new Boeing 767F aircraft to provide additional capacity. It says the new aircraft will be added to the existing fleet and will not replace existing aircraft. The aircraft will be delivered on an expedited schedule by the end ...
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UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for UPS Europe. A US national, he will be responsible for the strategy, performance and revenue growth of the company's freight forwarding services across Europe, reporting to president of UPS Europe, Nando Cesarone,.
Harrell began his career with the US-based forwarder ...
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UPS has acquired Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS), described as the world’s largest independent provider of global trade management services. US-based but with almost 70% of its 750 employees working in locations including Shanghai, Bengaluru, Aberdeen, Warsaw, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and São Paulo, it will complement UPS ...
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Faster to France
UPS is making a series of enhancements to reduce transit times for its UPS Standard service to France from Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Spain. UPS has completed about a third of its five-year, $2 billion investment programme in its European network
In 2017, this ...
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