UPS's US$80 million international air cargo hub opens at…

UPS's US$80 million international air cargo hub opens at Clark International Airport — about 600 jobs

📌 On October 15 (Thursday), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attended the opening ceremony of UPS's international air cargo hub at the newly opened Clark International Airport. The 30,000-square-meter facility, built at a cost of US$80 million, will handle an average of 46,000 parcels per day and is expected to create about 600 jobs.

■ What's changing
· Location: Clark Civil Aviation Complex at Clark International Airport, Pampanga
· Size: 30,000 square meters, 15 times larger than UPS's previous Clark hub (Daily Tribune).
· Throughput: average of 46,000 parcels per day, up to 15,000 per hour
· Connectivity: over 1,100 trade routes worldwide, 170 flight routes per week to and from Clark (Daily Tribune)
· Delivery: some shipments will arrive within one business day, and some routes to eastern China, Southeast Asia, and parts of India are said to be up to two days faster (Daily Tribune).
· The hub operates 17 electric ground handling vehicles and equipment, with 9 more to be added next year (The Manila Times).

■ President's remarks and attendees
· President Marcos called the hub "an important milestone in strengthening the country's logistics network."
· He noted that Philippine logistics costs, at up to 27% of sales, are among the highest in Southeast Asia, and pointed to issues such as port congestion and an insufficient road network.
· Attendees included Agnes Devanadera, President of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC); Maria Cristina Roque, Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry; and Giovanni Lopez, Secretary of the Department of Transportation.

■ Tips for residents and travelers
· The hub will greatly increase the capacity to process express cargo sent to or received from overseas via Clark. For actual delivery times and rates, please check directly with UPS.
· The UPS Clark hub manager said most of the new jobs will go to residents of Pampanga and nearby provinces (The Manila Times).

■ Sources
Clark Development Corporation (official Facebook page, 10/15), The Voice Newsweekly (10/15), Daily Tribune (10/15), The Manila Times (10/16)

■ Photos
· 1. Stage at the opening ceremony of the UPS Clark International Cargo Hub — Clark Development Corporation (official Facebook)
· 2. Looking over the parcel sorting equipment at the cargo hub — Daily Tribune