UPS, HKIA signs MoU to enhance cargo ops in APAC

UPS and the Hong Kong Airport Authority have entered into an agreement that aims to improve UPS services and enhances the company’s operations in Asia with a new hub at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and near the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge. “The new hub will serve as UPS Hong Kong’s main facility for processing and sorting imports, exports and transshipments to and from Europe, the U.S., and other parts of Asia,” says a release from UPS. The hub is expected to be completed by 2028 and will be built on a land parcel of 20,000 square metre with direct access to aircraft, the release added. “The facility is being designed to handle close to one million tonne of annual capacity, giving UPS and its customers around the world better and more reliable connectivity to Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the growing Asia Pacific consumer market,” the release added.