UPS selects Shenzhen as its new intra-Asia air hub

The 89,000 sqm facility planned for Shenzhen Airport will include an express customs handling unit, sorting facilities, cargo handling and cargo build-up areas and ramp handling operations and increase handling capacity from the current 7,500 pieces per hour at Manila, to 18,000 pieces per hour. The company expects to reduce transit times by 24 hours on almost 200 city pairs once the new hub is operational.

UPS International: "Shenzhen's strategic location will provide significant advantages, allowing UPS to better serve the growing Asian markets along these rapidly expanding trade lanes… We want to be where our customers need us most. Since we began flying directly to China in 2001, we have watched this region grow exponentially not only from a small package perspective but also in heavy air freight." Dan Brutto, President. Source: UPS, 21-May-08.



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