UPS Planning a Massive Logistics Hub in Atlanta

“They are building a hub that will be the largest hub for UPS in the country,” the source said about the Atlanta facility, “(The project) just popped up on Friday and it’s massive.”


Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. is said to be planning what, one source said, could be one of the logistics giant’s biggest hubs in the country.

The facility would be at the Majestic Logistics Center, a 340-acre development near Charlie-Brown Airport on Atlanta's west side.

The expansion is dubbed Project Shark in a building permit filing made Friday.

UPS has not yet returned a request for comment.

The site design calls for 1,324 auto parking spaces, 1,065 trailer storage…

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