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NewsLane to lead UPS' corporate affairs and communications
UPS has appointed Laura Lane as chief corporate affairs and communications officer.Lane will oversee UPS' public policy and government affairs, public relations, employee communications and the USP Foundation. She will also join the company's executive leadership team and will report to chief executive Carole Tomé.Lane joined UPS as president of ...
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UPS supports e-commerce growth with weekday-cost Saturday deliveries in Europe
UPS has launched a service enabling deliveries on Saturdays at it's top European e-commerce markets: the UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Poland.The new delivery service enables customers to receive packages on Saturdays, at one of UPS's 17,000 Access Points in Europe, at the same cost of a ...
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NewsUPS appoints Hwang to board of directors
UPS has appointed Angela Hwang to its board of directors, effective immediately. Her appointment brings the total number of directors to 13.Hwang is group president of the Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group and she is also a member of its executive team. In this role, she leads more than 26,000 global colleagues ...
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UPS announces pharma network expansion
UPS Healthcare, the pharma and life sciences division of UPS, is expanding its warehouse and distribution network in key global markets, including a new facility in Shanghai and up to 1.5m sq ft of good manufacturing practices (GMP) distribution space for coronavirus-related shipments.The firm is also opening GDP-compliant pharma warehouses ...
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UPS celebrates World Environment Day with carbon offsets throughout June
To commemorate World Environment Day on June 5, UPS has announced that throughout the month of June, it will automatically counterbalance the carbon offset of parcels shipped using its carbon neutral programme.UPS initially started its carbon neutral programme — approved by an inspection, testing, and verification company Société Générale de ...
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NewsLIVE UPDATES: Air cargo continues fight against Covid-19
A live roundup of air cargo companies' efforts to meet the challenges presented to supply chains by the Covid-19 outbreak.————— May 18, 16:11pm BST —————————————–Düsseldorf Airport has been handling medical equipment and other traffic-related to the coronavirus outbreak.Gerton Hulsman, managing director of cargo operations, said: “We have had a variety ...
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UPS boosts next-day delivery capability with Chicago-based freighter
UPS has targeted Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) as a location to expand its express air network following increased demand for next-day deliveries.UPS said that in the US, demand for its next-day delivery service increased by 20.5% in the first quarter of 2020 and was the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit ...
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UPS: Covid-19 weighed on Q1 results
UPS has said that Covid-19 weighed on its first quarter results for this year.In its consolidated results, UPS's revenues increased by 5% to $18bn, "driven by growth in business-to-consumer shipments and gains in healthcare".The company's net income, which "included material headwinds due to disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, higher self-insurance ...
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NewsUPS tests drones to help in fight against coronavirus
UPS' drone subsidiary has been working with Virgina's Center for Innovative Technology to explore how unmanned aerial systems can assist medical professionals in their fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The tests carried out by UPS Flight Forward, DroneUP and Workhorse Group in Virginia evaluated the commercial drone industry’s ability ...
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NewsAir cargo coronavirus relief effort continues over the weekend
A wrap up of air cargo's response to the coronavirus outbreak over the weekend starting April 10--------------- April 14, 13:30pm BST -----------------------------------------Heathrow Airport has revealed stats showing increases in the number of cargo flights it has handled in recent weeks as it uses its available capacity to prioritise cargo flights ...
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UPS charters 25 flights to support US Covid-19 Project Airbridge
UPS has announced that it is managing and brokering 25 charter flights as part of Project Airbridge, a partnership between UPS, US healthcare distributors and the US federal government, which is led by the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce.As part of Project Airbridge, ...
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UPS outlines support for US government in fight against Covid-19
To support the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, UPS has increased its efforts in its work with the US President's Coronavirus Taskforce, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State health agencies.As part of these increased efforts, UPS and UPS Healthcare are working in collaboration with numerous businesses in ...
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NewsUPS achieves CEIV pharma in Singapore
UPS SingaporeThe UPS freight forwarding operation at Changi Airport has received IATA CEIV Pharma certification for pharmaceutical logistics — a first for UPS in Asia Pacific.IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification is an industry certification developed by IATA, regulators and aviation industry stakeholders.The certification requires companies to meet or exceed many existing ...
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NewsAbney to step down as UPS CEO
Source:The UPS board of directors today named Carol Tomé as UPS chief executive, effective from June 1, to replace David Abney.Abney, who is also chairman, will remain in his role until June 1 when he will become executive chairman of the board. He will retire from the UPS Board on ...
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NewsJoe Hete to retire as ATSG chief executive
Joe HeteJoe Hete will retire as chief executive officer of US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) in May this year.Company president Rich Corrado will become chief executive and a director of ATSG, whose clients include Amazon Air and UPS.Hete, who pioneered the leasing of midsize converted freighters for ...
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US agriculture exporters hit by coronavirus related air cargo shortage
US agriculture exporters are being affected by a lack of airfreight capacity due to the coronavirus outbreak.The US Department of Agriculture said that the industry is suffering from systematic delays to shipping and air cargo as airlines cut capacity and shipping line services are disrupted by quarantine measures in certain ...
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UPS reaches deal with pilots
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) has reached tentative agreement with UPS Airlines on a new two-year contract extension.The short term agreement provides for improvements in compensation and retirement but specific details of the agreement will not be disclosed before the union presents it to all UPS pilots.IPA president Captain Robert ...
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Air cargo still assessing the impact of coronavirus
The impact of the coronavirus on the air cargo industry is still uncertain, with demand under pressure but some expectations of an eventual surge in volumes.The coronavirus has now killed more than 560 in China, while there have been more than 28,000 confirmed cases.Many of China’s provinces have extended the ...
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UPS Q4 revenues boosted by Amazon gains
UPS saw fourth-quarter revenues soar on the back of Amazon volume growth, but pensions charges pushed the company to a loss.The express giant reported a 3.6% year-on-year increase in revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter to $20.6bn, operating profit was up by 6.4% to $2.1bn but it reported a $106m ...
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UPS sets the 2020 investment agenda ahead of 2019 Q4 results
UPS has announced a number of product and technology upgrades, plus sustainability initiatives, ahead of publishing its 2019 fourth quarter and full-year results later today.The US global logistics, e-commerce and parcel delivery giant said that its “aggressive roll-out” of innovative new services and solutions was “squarely focused on the needs ...