Shipping Giant Ready to Support BOCOG in All Logistics and Shipping Needs During the Games
BEIJING, August 11 2008 - UPS announced today that it
expects to deliver more than 19 million items for the Beijing Olympic Games,
which began last Friday, August 8. This includes all of the Games-related
equipment and support materials that will be used at the competition venues,
ranging from tennis balls and canoes to computers and scoreboards.
UPS, the Official Logistics and Express Delivery Sponsor of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games, is operating from the Olympic Logistics Centre (OLC), the central
logistics and distribution hub where the company is managing the warehousing,
inventory control and delivery of nearly everything going in and out of the
competition venues, non-competition venues and other independent training
locations. Comprised of four warehouses spanning 2 million square feet, the OLC
is UPS's largest single customer facility in Asia. UPS already has delivered
10.6 million items in preparation for the Olympics. In the two weeks prior to
the Games, UPS handled 320,000 items per day and anticipates delivering another
4 million items throughout the 16 days of the Summer Games.
"Since we began preparing for the Games, UPS has processed more than 10,000
tons of Olympics-related equipment, equivalent to approximately one and one-half
times the weight of the steel frame used in the Water Cube, the iconic structure
where most of the indoor aquatic events will be conducted," said Scott Davis,
Chairman and CEO, UPS. "Throughout the Games, we are running at full speed with
about 2,000 people serving on the UPS Olympic operations team."
Added Yan Ligang, Director of the Logistics Department, BOCOG: "UPS has been
a committed and highly dedicated partner of BOCOG throughout the intense
preparations for the Games. Their expertise, professionalism and ability to
handle complex logistical tasks were exemplified by their management of the
colossal Olympic boat deliveries. This clearly demonstrated the strength of
UPS's global network and I am delighted to say that the boats arrived in prime
condition for the athletes to prepare for the upcoming competition."
UPS delivered 254 canoes, kayaks and row boats on behalf of 61 National
Olympic Committees through four hub points across Europe.
Other points of interest:
- UPS is operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week providing service
throughout the Olympic Villages, the OLC, and other locations.
- At its peak, UPS will have 217 trucks and package vans dedicated to
servicing the Games.
- The largest shipment to date: boat frames at 58.75 cubic meters
- The smallest shipment: commemorative pins and flash disks
During the Games, UPS is responsible for all express delivery and
transportation services for accredited areas including the venues, the Olympic
Green, the Athletes' Village and the Press Village. The range of services
provided by UPS covers the shipment of competition equipment and the movement of
time-sensitive film footage and photographic materials. UPS is also responsible
for all reverse-logistics during the post-Games period and logistics for the
Paralympic Games.
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