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UPS has begun testing the use of drones for commercial deliveries to remote or difficult-to-access locations with manufacturer CyPhy Works. Testing began 22 September with a mock delivery of urgently needed medicine from Beverly, Massachusetts to Children’s Island, three miles off the Atlantic coast.
The CyPhy drone used is a battery-powered drone that flies itself, is extremely durable, has night vision and features secure communications that cannot be intercepted or disrupted.
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UPS has enhanced its ground network to improve export services from the UK, including a one day faster standard services to Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. President of UPS Europe, Nando Cesarone, said: “While our fastest services will always be our suite of UPS express services, ...
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UPS has signed a partnership with California-based robotics company Zipline and vaccine alliance, Gavi, to explore the use of drones to deliver medicines like blood and vaccines around the world. Starting later this year, the Rwandan government will begin using Zipline drones to deliver blood to 21 transfusion clinics in ...
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Elisabeth Rodriguez has become the new country manager for UPS Ireland. She takes over from Andy Smith who becomes transportation operations manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordics District, based out of London.
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UPS has made a fresh attempt to halt rival FedEx's takeover of TNT by asking the EU to overturn its veto of its own takeover bit for the Dutch operator three years ago. UPS reportedly has asked the Luxembourg-based General Court to overturn the veto because of mistakes made by ...
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UPS has launched a Cryo (ultra-low temperature) shipment service in Europe. UPS Temperature True Cryo gives healthcare customers access to end-to-end product protection and capability to ship specimens in a cryogenic environment, including real-time tracking and intervention. The solution uses Cryoport's leading-edge cryogenic containers, which use liquid nitrogen stored in ...
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UPS has expanded its Worldwide Express package service to 23 additional countries and territories, including Jersey and Guernsey, giving an earlier guaranteed-delivery option . Previously, the islands had only end-of-day guarantees. Other countries in the expanded list include several in South America and the Caribbean, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Tunisia, ...
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UPS has appointed Nando Cesarone as president of its Europe region. He succeeds Cindy Miller, who is returning to the US to become president of global freight forwarding. Cesarone has held several key international management positions at UPS, including president for North-East Europe. Vice president for corporate strategy Ross McCullough ...
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Express logistics firm UPS is to build a 32,000sq m package sorting and delivery facility at the DP World London Gateway logistics site. At close to £120 million, this project it will be one of UPS’s largest infrastructure investments outside the US.
The facility, expected to be completed in the summer ...
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UPS is to launch a new pan-African airline, based at Enfidha Enfidha in Tunisia, from 12 January. The US-based integrator has gone into partnership with local operator Express Logistic to set up Express Air Cargo (Enfidha), which will operate services between Enfidha airport – about midway between Tunis and Sousse ...
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