Average Rating:

(0)

Rate this:

UPS gets green light for Shanghai air hub 

New facility will up China further for air freight shippers

By Dave Hannon -- Purchasing, 4/12/2007 2:08:00 PM

UPS signed an operating agreement and lease contract for construction of a UPS International Air Hub at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China.

Located in the southern end of the West Cargo Terminal Area under construction at Pudong International Airport, the new hub will be built almost 1 million square feet with expansion expected.

According to a statement from UPS, the hub sorting capacity is projected to reach 17,000 pieces per hour by 2012 and employment should exceed 1,000 by 2010. When the hub opens, it will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and UPS will increase its capacity into Shanghai by “up-sizing” aircraft from the current MD-11s to Boeing 747-400s.

Read Purchasing’slatest update on the air cargo market here.

Average Rating:

(0)

Rate this:

Talkback

We would love your feedback!

Post a comment

» View All Talkback Threads

Related Content

• Topics
• Author
• Top Rated

Con-way Freight, TNT establish logistics partnership

04/02/2009

Con-way Freight, TNT establish logistics partnership

04/29/2009

Small parcel providers expand in Asia

11/25/2007

DHL, UPS formally cut off talks

04/20/2009

Competition heats up in the Asian small-parcel market

01/16/2008

Also by this author

• Valero closes Delaware oil refinery due to slack demand

• Maersk officials see container rates edging up in 2010

• Chemical distributors look to make the most of recovery

• BTS index shows freight demand dropped in September

• Supply trends have buyers sourcing closer to home

»MORE

• Positive Indicators

• Strategic sourcing case histories: How They Buy archive

• Salary Survey

• Freeport not boosting U.S. copper output

• Structural steel demand is dismal

Sponsored Links

• Resource Center
• Browse Categories
• Browse Companies

Featured Company

• Aravo

  

  Founded in 2000, Aravo reduces the cost of managing supplier information by up to 72%, according to leading analyst firm AMR. From supplier management to risk management to supply chain sustainability, Aravo's Application Suite solves today's most... more

• Global Data Mining

  

  GDM specializes in global trade data, and helps provide global trade data and enterprise-wide data solutions to help importers and exporters around the world optimize & automate global trade processes.Working closely with the Content Specialists of... more

• ByteManagers

  

  ByteManagers has been providing strategic product data consulting and services since 1999 to the large and mid-sized industrial distribution market. ByteManagers' customers enjoy online competitive advantages that increase market share and overall... more

• Ariba

  

  Ariba is the leading provider of spend management solutions. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain... more

---

Most Recent Resources

• However You Slice It, Buying Energy is Unique
• Exclusive Near-Term Service Announcement: A.T. Kearney's Category...
• Enterprise-wide Trade Data Management
• Using Data to Identify Risks & Opportunity
• The Five Most Common Supply Chain Risks and What You Can Do To Avoid...