UPS sets up new site in Lapu-Lapu

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 Migo V. 0 Comments

UPS RELOCATES CEBU CENTER TO LARGER FACILITY IN LAPU-LAPU CITY

UPS (NYSE: UPS) has relocated its Cebu Center in Mandaue City to a larger facility at the Ground Air-Logistcs Corporation (GALCO) building and cargo area in Lapu-Lapu City. This move will allow UPS to better serve a growing demand for faster and more reliable international shipping services from businesses looking to pursue crossborder growth opportunities.

Located within the Mactan-Cebu International Airport perimeter, the new Cebu Center location will provide UPS direct access to the airport’s cargo terminal, as well as a larger staging area allowing for speedier shipment processing.

This means UPS’s customers in the Lapu-Lapu City vicinity can now enjoy more flexibility and a widened time window of up to one hour to consolidate their export shipments to meet same-day departure. Customers with UPS Worldwde Express Saver’ shipments from major cities worldwide can also receive their packages up to one hour earlier.

UPS will conbnue to operate five weekly flights to connect businesses in Cebu to over 220 countries and territories via the company’s comprehensive global transportaton network.

“With a strong manufacturing sector and as one of the fastest e-commerce market in Asia, we see plenty of opportunities for businesses in the Philippines to participate in regional as well as global trade and UPS is here to support the cross-border growth,” said Russell Reed. managing director of UPS Phikppines and Thailand

“Moving the UPS Cebu Center nearer to the airport and to our customers allows us to better serve small and large businesses located in the wider Visayas center of commerce who now have faster, more reliable and more flexible access to new clients both regionally and internationally. As a global trade enabler, we’re always looking for ways to make supply chains more efficent and resilient, so as to enable our customers to achieve their growth ambitions.”

The UPS Cebu Center in Lapu-Lapu City handles UPS’s international time-definite shipments and is open every Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm. It also serves as a convenient access point for customers to drop off and pick up their packages during operating hours.