Category: UPS Press Release

What’s new: Colossal sculptures of Magellanic penguins – made of repurposed ocean plastics – are now on display at the entrance to the Portugal pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. But how did these oversized aquatic birds get to Dubai from Portugal? After all, everyone knows penguins can’t fly … or can they?

The challenge: Measuring roughly 7.5 x 10.7 feet (228 x 325 cms) and weighing almost 1,300 lbs. (approximately 600 kg), this impressive work of street art required more than a box and a label to reach its destination.

The solution: The Portuguese delegation turned to the supply chain experts at UPS to ensure these birds had a safe and comfortable flight all the way to Dubai. A dedicated team of UPSers oversaw every aspect of the sculpture’s journey – packaging and crating, air transportation, brokerage and customs clearance, and, finally, installation of the artwork at the pavilion.

UPS is deeply committed to social impact – from disaster relief and volunteerism to planting trees and building safer communities. And helping prevent human trafficking is one way to make our communities safer.

What is human trafficking: According to Homeland Security, human trafficking involves forcing or coercing people into work or commercial sex. Millions of men, women and children are trafficked worldwide every year.

Heartbreaking statistics:

• 25% of human trafficking victims are children under the age of 18.
• $150 billion in profit is generated annually by traffickers around the globe.

What UPS is doing: UPSers have led the charge over the last six years by helping create awareness of the issue in the transportation industry. And they’ve raised more than $7 million in workplace giving to support the United Way Center to Combat Human Trafficking.

Here are three easy ways to return those items that weren’t on your wish list:

1. Take it to your nearest Access Point^TM location. We have 20,000 locations across the nation (like CVS and Advance Auto Parts). Find your nearest here.
2. All labeled and boxed? Drop it off at one of our 37,000 Drop Box locations.
3. No label, no box? The UPS Store can help.

Seasonal hiring efforts – 100,000 extra workers – are paying off ​

What’s new: UPS is sporting the best on-time rate in the industry at 96.4%, according to ShipMatrix, besting FedEx’s 87.9%.*

Why it matters: Despite a tight job market, UPS’s hiring efforts with seasonal workers are getting results. Get a glimpse into one of those key roles – the seasonal driver.

The seasonal driver: It’s Wednesday, Dec. 8, one of UPS’s busiest days, and Koji Ikeda is taking roll call with a team of dozens of seasonal drivers in a Worcester, Massachusetts, facility breakroom.

The health and safety supervisor, who is on special assignment leading the group, warns about black ice and looming snow in the forecast.

COVID-19 vaccines delivered with 99.9 percent on-time performance to more than 110 countries to support the ongoing fight against the global pandemic

UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced that it surpassed the one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered mark with near-perfect on-time delivery. Just one year after the first vaccine was delivered by UPS, this milestone was made possible through UPS’s innovative approaches, one-of-a-kind UPS® Premier tracking technologies, industry-leading cold chain solutions, and an expansive, sophisticated, global network providing UPS Healthcare™ services to customers and communities around the world.