United Parcel Service
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TNT accepts sweetened UPS offer
TNT has accepted a sweetened offer by United Parcel Service (UPS) for TNT’s Express unit, making the US-based express delivery company the largest express package-shipper in Europe with €45 billion in global sales.
19 March 2012
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Cargo fire suspected in crash of UPS freighter
Investigators looking into last week's crash of a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) B747-400 freighter in Dubai are zooming in on the possibility that a fire started in the cargo hold touching off a chain of events that led to the aircraft to crashi…
09 September 2010
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United Parcel Service to hike rates 5%
Express delivery company UPS has said that it plans to raise air and ground freight rates by an average 4.9 per cent in 2010. The company also said it planned to change its fuel surcharges in an effort to “decrease fuel surcharge volatility when f…
01 December 2009
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UPS looking at acquisitions
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) is looking for acquisitions to bolster its supply-chain and freight-forwarding units, according to its CEO Scott Davis. UPS has made more than 40 purchases in the past decade, and there are “likely to be some more…
06 November 2009
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UPS CEO warns against protectionism
Fresh from announcing a 56 per cent plummet in first quarter earnings, UPS CEO Scott Davis warned that protectionist moves would seroiusly danger the fragile global economy. “UPS will emerge from these difficult times as a more efficient and fine…
25 April 2009
