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Faster transit times, wider service footprint, and extended collection hours for export shipments across the company’s Smart Logistics Network
The series of service enhancements UPS (NYSE:UPS) revealed today impact almost 1.4 million postal codes in 41 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region, enabling worldwide connectivity for over 22 million businesses.
“At the root of the investments in our Smart Logistics Network is a simple desire to make global commerce easier for Asian businesses—because when they grow, we grow too,” said Ross McCullough, President, UPS Asia Pacific Region. “More UPS customers in the region will now be able to have their shipments sent and received in less time; they’ll be able to find us easily in more cities and towns, and they’ll be able to send shipments later in the day than before—all of which will open new opportunities for businesses in the region to trade more efficiently with the rest of the world.”
A key local enhancement is the extension of the UPS Worldwide Express Freight™ service, a guaranteed door-to-door service for palletized shipments over 70kg, to more provinces in Vietnam. Industrial and automotive manufacturers and high-tech companies across 24 provinces in North and South of Vietnam can plug into one of the world’s largest air networks with customs clearance capabilities that include over 80 years of experience for UPS’s fastest palletized scheduled day-definite, door-to-door delivery to 67 destination countries
In the first half of 2019, UPS also completed the following as part of its strategy to bolster economic development in the region, which is projected to account for 63 percent of global GDP growth in 20191:
- Shenzhen Asia Pacific Air Hub upgrades increase the hub’s processing capacity by nearly 50 percent in preparation for volume gains in the coming three years.
- Transit times reduced across 2,300 trade lanes: Intercontinental transit times reduced by up to 4 days, while shipments with destinations in Asia see transit times improved by up to 2 days. Vietnamese high-tech businesses benefit from faster connectivity to customers in South Korea.
- Improved the geographic reach of UPS Worldwide Express® services, offering international shipping with time-definite deliveries in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea
- Extended pick-up times by up to five hours for export shipments from China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, widening production windows and giving businesses additional time to fulfil customer orders.
- Strengthened supply chain flexibility with Saturday pick-up services in the U.S. enabling import shipments destined for eight markets in Asia – including Vietnam – to be delivered 1 day earlier than before.
“As a global logistics provider and advocate for free and open trade, UPS will continue utilizing our capabilities to support Vietnamese SMEs in growing their businesses. With the official signing of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Vietnam, new horizons have opened up,” said Russell Reed, Managing Director of UPS Vietnam. “The expansion of UPS services across the provinces of Vietnam, enhanced cut-off times and increased connectivity will strengthen the competitiveness of Vietnamese enterprises operating in this new dynamic business environment.”
UPS has operated in the Asia Pacific region since 1988, and has grown to service 41 countries and territories in the region over the past 30 years. In 2018, UPS launched UPS My Choice service offering users enhanced visibility in 96 new countries and territories, including Vietnam. This package-delivery management service has the ability to help Vietnamese consumers and small businesses to track and reschedule their packages – just in time for the peak holiday shipping season.
About UPS
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