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UPS adds 400 new 'dangerous' commodities to its fly list
US EXPRESS delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) has announced it is now ready to handle a wider range of hazardous materials, reports New York's Air Cargo World.
UPS is now allowing an additional 400 "dangerous" commodities onto its global air network, as well as increasing the size of allowable shipment. The company is also adding more than 300 products across its ground network in Europe.
The newly added items include chemicals to clean laboratory equipment, paint, compressed gases, adhesives and batteries. UPS can now help these businesses ship between 36 countries.
The change in protocol was driven by demand for shipments of products that are classified as dangerous goods.
"UPS helps companies meet strict and often complex requirements when shipping dangerous goods," said company marketing chief Teresa Finley.
UPS has technology applications to simplify shipping packages that meet guidelines issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the US Department of Transportation, the European Dangerous Goods Accord and the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fined Amazon US$350,000 for shipping prohibited and dangerous goods by air, following a spill of a caustic product, which sent nine UPS employees to the chemical wash.
Those interested in learning more about air freight in 2017, should attend Cargo Facts Asia in Shanghai, April 25-26.
UPS is now allowing an additional 400 "dangerous" commodities onto its global air network, as well as increasing the size of allowable shipment. The company is also adding more than 300 products across its ground network in Europe.
The newly added items include chemicals to clean laboratory equipment, paint, compressed gases, adhesives and batteries. UPS can now help these businesses ship between 36 countries.
The change in protocol was driven by demand for shipments of products that are classified as dangerous goods.
"UPS helps companies meet strict and often complex requirements when shipping dangerous goods," said company marketing chief Teresa Finley.
UPS has technology applications to simplify shipping packages that meet guidelines issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the US Department of Transportation, the European Dangerous Goods Accord and the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fined Amazon US$350,000 for shipping prohibited and dangerous goods by air, following a spill of a caustic product, which sent nine UPS employees to the chemical wash.
Those interested in learning more about air freight in 2017, should attend Cargo Facts Asia in Shanghai, April 25-26.
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