UPS: Data centre logistics market to be worth $15bn

UPS has seen its data centre volumes rapidly increase this year and is expecting the logistics market associated with the industry to be worth $15bn per year.

Speaking shortly after announcing the company’s third-quarter results, the express giant’s chief executive Carol Tomé highlighted an “explosion of data centre growth” in the US and described the logistics opportunities associated with the industry as “enormous”.

“In fact, we estimate the logistics opportunities associated with data centres alone is $15bn,” she said.

She added that “the numbers are crazy” and could potentially even double.

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