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<blockquote data-quote="rshoe4056" data-source="post: 52344"><p>UPS donating logistical services to hurricane-affected states </p><p>Thursday September 8, 5:35 pm ET </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>United Parcel Service Inc. has begun working directly with the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to provide logistical support for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. </p><p>In Louisiana, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco has organized a team to help direct the state's emergency relief effort. UPS is supporting the distribution and logistics efforts of that team. </p><p> </p><p>ADVERTISEMENT </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In consultation with Gov. Blanco and also with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, UPS has placed individual liaison officers at the command of the state governments. Two hurricane relief officers have been assigned to each of the two states, one to the governor and a second to the top Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official in the state. These UPS managers will remain accessible at all times to ensure that any emergency movement of food or supplies is handled as promptly as possible. </p><p> </p><p>In Alabama, where damage from the hurricane was less widespread, the company is working with Gov. Bob Riley to ensure that any transportation needs are met. </p><p> </p><p>As of Thursday, UPS already had moved more than 4 million pounds, or 2,000 tons, of supplies for the relief effort. </p><p> </p><p>"UPS is pledging its people and equipment to assist the states as part of what we call Operation Expedite Help," the company's chairman and CEO, Mike Eskew, said in a written statement. "Katrina has stretched the resources of every local, state and federal agency. The business community can play an important role in the relief effort ... ." </p><p> </p><p>In addition to thousands of tons of supplies, UPS has moved a mobile kitchen for the U.S. Park Police, a mobile hospital from Reno, Nev., to New Orleans, and child-size cots from California to Dallas. The company is currently arranging the move of a mobile water treatment system from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Gulfport, Miss. </p><p> </p><p>UPS Supply Chain Solutions, UPS's logistics arm, also has been asked to assist the Salvation Army in setting up a new distribution center for hurricane relief outside Atlanta. </p><p> </p><p>Based in Atlanta, UPS (NYSE: UPS - News) is the world's largest package delivery company. </p><p> </p><p>Published September 8, 2005 by the Birmingham Business Journal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rshoe4056, post: 52344"] UPS donating logistical services to hurricane-affected states Thursday September 8, 5:35 pm ET United Parcel Service Inc. has begun working directly with the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to provide logistical support for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. In Louisiana, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco has organized a team to help direct the state's emergency relief effort. UPS is supporting the distribution and logistics efforts of that team. ADVERTISEMENT In consultation with Gov. Blanco and also with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, UPS has placed individual liaison officers at the command of the state governments. Two hurricane relief officers have been assigned to each of the two states, one to the governor and a second to the top Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official in the state. These UPS managers will remain accessible at all times to ensure that any emergency movement of food or supplies is handled as promptly as possible. In Alabama, where damage from the hurricane was less widespread, the company is working with Gov. Bob Riley to ensure that any transportation needs are met. As of Thursday, UPS already had moved more than 4 million pounds, or 2,000 tons, of supplies for the relief effort. "UPS is pledging its people and equipment to assist the states as part of what we call Operation Expedite Help," the company's chairman and CEO, Mike Eskew, said in a written statement. "Katrina has stretched the resources of every local, state and federal agency. The business community can play an important role in the relief effort ... ." In addition to thousands of tons of supplies, UPS has moved a mobile kitchen for the U.S. Park Police, a mobile hospital from Reno, Nev., to New Orleans, and child-size cots from California to Dallas. The company is currently arranging the move of a mobile water treatment system from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Gulfport, Miss. UPS Supply Chain Solutions, UPS's logistics arm, also has been asked to assist the Salvation Army in setting up a new distribution center for hurricane relief outside Atlanta. Based in Atlanta, UPS (NYSE: UPS - News) is the world's largest package delivery company. Published September 8, 2005 by the Birmingham Business Journal [/QUOTE]
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