UPS projects to boost capacity at 3 Asia air hubs

Eric Kulisch

Thu, April 16, 2026 astatine 8:13 AM CDT 4 min read

UPS continues to marque large airdrome investments successful Asia to enactment increasing cross-border commercialized successful 1 of the company’s biggest markets adjacent arsenic it reduces wide superior expenditures.

The added capacity, on with exertion upgrades, are intended to guarantee accelerated transit times for shippers adjacent arsenic volumes increase, according to the company.

The integrated parcel and freight logistics powerhouse successful March began operation connected its caller hub astatine Hong Kong International Airport, precocious opened a larger installation astatine Incheon airdrome successful South Korea and plans to determination into a caller aerial hub astatine Clark International Airport successful the Philippines aboriginal this year, according to a property release.

The caller explicit cargo hub successful Hong Kong volition beryllium quadruple the size of UPS’s existent facility, with the quality to grip astir 1.1 cardinal tons of cargo annually. It is scheduled to beryllium completed successful 2028. The task volition let the bearer to illness 2 existing operations into 1 highly automated airdrome operation, creating important operational efficiencies. It besides volition person amended entree to freighter craft and amended connectivity successful the South China and Asia-Pacific regions, according to UPS. The enlargement is taking spot connected a ample parcel UPS is leasing from the airdrome authority.

Hong Kong is the largest cargo airdrome successful the satellite and an country of continued maturation for UPS, which besides operates a ample terminal astatine adjacent Shenzhen airdrome successful China. The automated installation volition beryllium capable to benignant 15,000 packages per hour, astir 5 times much than the existent building, the institution has antecedently said.

Meanwhile, a large enlargement of the UPS aerial cargo terminal astatine Incheon airdrome volition let imports from the Asia-Pacific portion and Europe to scope businesses successful Seoul 1 time faster, UPS said successful a quality merchandise earlier this month.

The 68,500-square ft facility, which is leased from the airport, is 4 times the size of the erstwhile hub and includes an precocious automated sorting that increases hourly parcel processing capableness by 4.5 times. The caller installation besides has somesthesia controlled retention ranging from -4 degrees to -13 degrees Fahrenheit. UPS said determination import shipments tin present beryllium cleared and delivered connected the aforesaid time they land, portion imports from Europe tin beryllium delivered successful arsenic small arsenic 2 concern days.

“That velocity gives our customers a existent edge, particularly successful fast-moving industries similar high-tech and healthcare. It besides helps them fortify their proviso chains with speed, agility and connectivity to seizure much opportunities successful planetary trade,” said Bobby Seo, managing director, UPS Korea, successful a quality release.