UPS ramped up its global logistics network to deliver an estimated 88 million flowers in time for Valentine’s Day this year. According to a company release, UPS will handle more than 8 million pounds of blooms for U.S. consumers this year, enough to fill 64 wide-body 767s, on a very tight deadline. To ensure flowers are delivered at the peak of freshness, UPS transports the shipments from colorful growing fields in Latin American countries through the Miami International Airport (MIA), where UPS is one of the largest air cargo carriers, to the final recipient in less than two days. Read more.
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