UPS of the US has opened an international air hub in Shanghai Pudong International Airport with an investment of US$125m. The hub will connect China to its global air network with direct service to US and European destinations. The facility, covering 35,000 sq m, will be able to sort 17,000 pieces of goods per hour by 2012.
Meanwhile the US express delivery company is moving its intra-Asia air hub to Shenzhen from its current location in the Philippines. The new hub will start operations in 2010 and will involve an estimated investment of US$180m.
DHL is also building an express transfer facility in Shanghai, due to open in the second half of 2010, while FedEx will open its own facility in Guangzhou next year.