Faced with growing demand from retail and technology customers, UPS is expanding contract logistics operations in Europe. The world’s second-largest transport operator, after DHL, is expanding three contract logistics facilities in Germany and the Netherlands.
The expansion adds nearly 220,000 square feet of space to UPS’s global supply chain network, the $55.4 billion company said Jan. 14. UPS now has 596 supply chain facilities worldwide, with more than 33 million square feet of warehousing and logistics space.
“We continue to expand our contract logistics reach and capabilities in Europe to serve the growing demands of our business-to-business and business-to-consumer customers,” Harld Peters, vice president of UPS Contract Logistics Europe, said in a statement.