Scheduled to open next year, the UPS International Air Hub at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai will be built on a one million square foot site. When open, the hub will operate 24/7, throughout the year.

The carrier will increase cargo load capacity to Shanghai by switching its planes from the MD-11s in current service to Boeing 747-400s.

Service will ramp up over time with sorting capacity projected to reach 17,000 pieces per hour by 2012.

The hub will link all of China to the UPS international network through Shanghai. Service will continue from there to the rest of Asia, Europe and the Americas.

In the mix are points in China served by UPS through services provided by an all-cargo airline, Yangtze River Express. Yangtze operates 24 dedicated movements each week, while UPS has 76 weekly takeoffs and landings in Shanghai.
Source: Logistics Today