UPS has cut transit times for Korean exporters with a new service centre in Seoul following last year’s expansion of its hub at Incheon International Airport.
The company has relocated its service centre from Segye-dong to a larger facility at Sangam-dong on the outskirts of Seoul, offering customers later cut-off times for shipment pick-up. The new centre also features the latest equipment to ensure safety and enhance operational efficiency.
The new centre is located closer to UPS’s Air Hub at Incheon International Airport than the old centre, reducing delivery time between the Hub and the centre by half. Businesses located in Mapo-gu, Eunpyeong-gu, Ilsan, and Paju districts can now process more orders within a day as the cut-off times for shipment pick-up have been extended by up to 90 minutes. The larger centre also significantly improves efficiency as it allows up to 20 vehicles to be loaded at once compared to just up to two vehicles previously.
Last year UPS expanded its capacity at Incheon by 60% to more than 9,000 sqm with a larger facility that increased sorting capacity by 50%. The company has some 80 weekly flights through Incheon.
“Korea is home to many innovative export manufacturers and is poised to benefit from its free trade agreements with the U.S., European Union, ASEAN, and more recently, China and Vietnam. As Korean businesses expand their operations overseas, UPS can help them achieve greater export competitiveness through logistics. By supporting later cut-off times for shipment pick-up, UPS’s new Sangam service centre will offer Korean manufacturers greater supply chain flexibility and efficiency. This enables them to better meet export demands,” said JK Rha, Managing Director of UPS Korea.
“Our commitment to the Korean market remains strong. We expanded our Air Hub at Incheon International Airport last year, and launched Trade Management Services and the new service centre this year,” said Rha. “We continue to improve our services and bring greater value to businesses by delivering products to their end consumers efficiently. As supply chains in Asia become more complex, with product components being sourced from multiple suppliers and origins, we have reduced intra-Asia transit times to enable most intra-Asia deliveries to reach their destinations within 24 hours. Supporting our customers’ needs remains our top priority, and we will continue to expand and deepen our presence in Korea to better serve them.”
