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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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UPS Capital, a subsidiary of the express freight operator, has expanded its transportation insurance solutions and capabilities in the UK and Germany. It says it now offers a full suite of cargo insurance solutions for all industries, including healthcare, jewelry and other high-value shipments. It provides reimbursement up to the ...
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UPS has bought UK and European road transport broker, Freightex for an undisclosed sum. Freightex has eight locations in the UK and Europe and matches customers’ outgoing freight shipments with available trucking capacity in its network of carriers.
The purchase follows UPS’s acquisition of North American trucking broker Coyote Logistics in ...
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UPS is to acquire life science logistics specialist, Marken, subject to regulatory approval for an undisclosed sum. Marken chief executive, Wes Wheeler, will continue to lead the business, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of UPS. The company has over 650 employees and 44 locations worldwide, including ten Good ...
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UPS said on 27 October that it was buying 14 Boeing 747-8 Freighters, with an option to purchase an additional 14. The will be used by the express carrier to increase its capacity around the world.
While the UPS order follows a similar deal with Russian-owned Volga-Dnepr announced at this year’s ...
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UPS has extended its early morning package delivery service, UPS Worldwide Express Plus to 28 new countries and it now covers more postal codes in 25 existing countries. It includes 3,000 additional postal codes in the UK and 2,000 in Canada. New countries include Romania, Turkey and Serbia. UPS Express ...
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