UPS expands China-Europe rail service with LCL option

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By LoadstarEditorial

15/07/2015

London, July 14, 2015 – UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced today it has added a Less-than-Container Load (LCL) option for China-to-Europe rail shipments. The service is available from Zhengzhou to Hamburg and becomes part of the UPS Preferred® multimodal freight services portfolio. UPS established a Full Container Load (FCL) solution for China-to-Europe in June 2014.

The UPS Preferred portfolio combines air, rail, ocean and/or ground transportation to help companies balance supply chain speed and costs to meet customer needs.

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