Updated Haiti Shipping Info- Noted by Houston Shipper
Posted on Mon, Feb 01, 2010
The following article is an update of UPS services to Haiti.
UPS is working with the Red Cross, but at this time is not shipping personal packages directly to Haiti.
USA / HAITI - Atlanta-based freight and parcel carrier UPS has announced they are to donate more than $1 million worth of support to the international efforts to assist the survivors of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday.
The contribution shall be made up of $500,000 in cash with the rest made up of in-kind support services.
The assistance is to be split between The Red Cross, UNICEF and CARE to be used in their long-term relief efforts for the blighted country.
Speaking of UPS' commitment Dan Brutto, president of UPS International, said that: "With hundreds of thousands of people affected, our hearts go out to Haiti.
"Through our financial commitment and logistics expertise, UPS is positioned to respond quickly to the urgent needs and tremendous suffering that have been created by the earthquake. We felt it was critical that we act fast to support the relief efforts."
UPS is also part of the World Food Programme's Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs), who deal with the rapid response and long-term logistic requirements that are created by disaster. The initiative involves providing "loaned" logistics experts to oversee on-site disaster response, normally for a deployment of three-to-six months and UPS has stated that is prepared for the activation of its team members.
For more information on shipping into Haiti, please contact pack-n-send at 713 266 1450.
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