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UPS beefs up trade advice arm

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 Trade Management Services’ existing global operations in Hefei, Wroclaw, and Singapore. Earlier this year, UPS acquired Zone Solutions, which specialises ... [+]

Faster to France

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 ... [+]

UPS gets go-ahead for China joint venture

UPS and SF Express have gained China Ministry of Commerce approval for their joint venture. They will collaborate initially on international delivery services from China to the US and other trade lanes in future. SF  Express has extensive network coverage throughout China for small parcels. [+]

Many happy returns from UPS

UPS is offering its Returns Manager online tool in 44 countries, including the UK. It offers e-commerce merchants a customised return shipments without having to integrate new technology into their own IT systems. Consumers using the service can print a return shipping label directly from ups.com tracking (website and mobile) ... [+]

Wine over the water

UPS is expanding its alcohol, wine and beer consumer shipping service from the European Union to include destinations Canada, the Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, India, Macau, South Africa, Switzerland, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, as well as adding an intra-EU option. It is already available from the ... [+]

UPS signs China deal

UPS has signed a joint venture with Chinese logistics firm SF Express to offer international delivery services initially from China to the US, with expansion plans for other destinations, subject to regulatory approval. The Chinese firm offers over 13,000 package service points across the country. [+]

UPS extends dangerous goods programme

UPS has added more than 400 new commodities to its global dangerous goods shipping program on its global air network and more than 300 products to its ground network in Europe. The company also increased the allowable quantity of select dangerous goods accepted for shipment. The carrier says it is in ... [+]

UPS goes all stations to China

UPS has added four more Chinese stations and two in Europe to its China/Europe rail service. Service is now available to and from Changsha, Chongqing, Suzhou and Wuhan Stations, along with the existing stations of Zhengzhou and Chengdu – while in Europe, Duisburg, Germany and Warsaw, Poland in addition to ... [+]

Hollow victory for UPS

The EU General Court has annulled the European Commission’s blocking of the proposed merger between UPS and TNT Express in 2013, saying that the decision was based on incorrect data. With TNT now in the hands of UPS’s rival, FedEx , it is seen largely as a hollow victory for ... [+]

UPS cuts times to eastern Europe

UPS has cut its ground times from the UK to Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia and for express shipments to Lithuania and northwestern Poland following enhancements to its network and infrastructure. Shipping times are reduced by up to 24 hours following recent time in transit improvements as part ... [+]

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