UPS up and away!

UPS HAS recorded solid third quarter growth with increases in the company’s revenue and net income. Its average daily volume of packages handled increased by 445 000 to 13.7-million (+3.4%), and total international export package volume grew 13.2%. For the nine months ended September 30, UPS’s consolidated revenues totalled US$26.74-billion (+8.9%); operating profit US$3.79-bn (+19.3%); and net income US$2.47-bn (+20.8%). The forwarding arm, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, also posted strong 3rd quarter growth - with revenue up 10.1%. And with the acquisition of Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, UPS SCS will add guaranteed heavy airfreight to its global portfolio, the report added.