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UPS Global Air Hub expansion to add 5,000 jobs
18 May '06
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Four years after opening the most technologically advanced air package-sorting hub in the world, UPS announced a dramatic expansion that will increase sorting capacity over the next five years by 60 percent to 487,000 packages per hour.
The expansion plan for UPS WorldportSM, the sophisticated mega hub at the heart of the company's global transportation network, calls for the addition of three aircraft load/unload "wings" to the hub building followed by the installation of high-speed conveyor and computer control systems.
"We anticipate strong growth in global trade to continue for years to come," said Mike Eskew, UPS's chairman and CEO. "Expanding the centerpiece of our worldwide infrastructure is absolutely necessary to support the long-term needs of our customers."
The expansion plan reflects continued robust growth in UPS's air package volume around the world. In the United States, the overnight package market is strong, generally tracking with the Gross Domestic Product. UPS Next Day Air® package volume has grown on average almost 5 percent since 2003. The strength of global trade also is having a significant impact. For UPS, international import volume into the United States has grown at a double-digit rate for the last four years.
While the final configuration of the work has yet to be set, the expansion will cost at least $1 billion. Work will begin later this year and be completed by 2010. Despite the mammoth size of Worldport,the innovative "smart label" technology that drives its sort process can propel packages through the building's 197 miles of conveyors in as little as eight minutes.
The expansion plan for UPS WorldportSM, the sophisticated mega hub at the heart of the company's global transportation network, calls for the addition of three aircraft load/unload "wings" to the hub building followed by the installation of high-speed conveyor and computer control systems.
"We anticipate strong growth in global trade to continue for years to come," said Mike Eskew, UPS's chairman and CEO. "Expanding the centerpiece of our worldwide infrastructure is absolutely necessary to support the long-term needs of our customers."
The expansion plan reflects continued robust growth in UPS's air package volume around the world. In the United States, the overnight package market is strong, generally tracking with the Gross Domestic Product. UPS Next Day Air® package volume has grown on average almost 5 percent since 2003. The strength of global trade also is having a significant impact. For UPS, international import volume into the United States has grown at a double-digit rate for the last four years.
While the final configuration of the work has yet to be set, the expansion will cost at least $1 billion. Work will begin later this year and be completed by 2010. Despite the mammoth size of Worldport,the innovative "smart label" technology that drives its sort process can propel packages through the building's 197 miles of conveyors in as little as eight minutes.
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