Latest posts about Cross-Border Logistics
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Q&A: Mike Burkhart, VP of Mexico, C.H. Robinson
March 26, 2024
LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Mike Burkhart, VP of Mexico, for Minneapolis-based based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson, about the ongoing nearshoring push into Mexico and what shippers need to know and be prepared for in order to establish cross-border supply chain and logistics operations south of the border.
Echo Global Logistics announces expansion of cross-border services in Mexico
March 21, 2024
As key parts of this expansion, the company said that it has set up new locations in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Laredo, Texas, and also tapped 30-year logistics veteran Troy Ryley as President, Echo Mexico.
Ryder takes steps focusing on U.S.-Mexico cross-border offerings and nearshoring
February 21, 2024
Ryder officials explained that these moves were driven by the evolving dynamics of cross-border trade between the U.S. and Mexico, coupled with the ports of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo representing the top inland transborder trade port between the U.S. and Mexico, in tandem with Mexico now being the top trading partner of the U.S. in 2023.
Arrive Logistics announces the opening of new Guadalajara, Mexico-based office
February 16, 2024
Company officials explained that the driver for this new office is focused on meeting increased demand in cross-border services, in tandem with February U.S. Census Bureau data indicating Mexico has moved past China as the leading exporter to the U.S. for the first time since 2002.
Industry groups call on CBP to reopen two Texas-based railroad crossings
December 19, 2023
On December 18, CBP said that it is continuing to surge all available resources to safely process migrants in response to increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border, fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals.
C.H. Robinson announces opening of new Port of Laredo cross-border facility
September 11, 2023
With an eye on bolstering United States-Mexico cross-border trade activity, Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson said today it has opened up a new facility at Texas-based Port of Laredo. The company planned and built out this facility over the last 18 months.
2023 Cross-border Update: Business Booms
June 5, 2023
What has been called “phenomenal” growth in near-shoring will only increase cross-border trade as manufacturers seek sites closer to their markets. While freight transportation providers are streamlining cross-border moves with strong data, partnerships, and expertise, there’s still a lot shippers need to understand before setting up a long-term strategy.
Flexport report looks at how Laredo could be poised for increased nearshoring activity
May 15, 2023
A recently-issued report from San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage services provider Flexport examined the inroads being made on nearshoring initiatives in Mexico through the lens of container throughput at the landlocked Laredo, Texas port, which sits between the United States and Mexico.
RXO officially opens up new Laredo, Texas-based cross-border facility
March 30, 2023
Company officials said that this new facility, which has more than 25 employees will provide customers with warehousing and distribution services, leveraging its location “at the center of the nearshoring movement—at the U.S.-Mexico border. RXO made a total investment of more than $30 million over the next 10 years, into this facility.
Embracing the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity
October 11, 2022
An e2open research report exploring the growth of cross-border e-commerce through consumers’ eyes.
Senate signs off on C-TPAT pilot program legislation
June 1, 2022
According to a summary of the bill from The Library of Congress, “it requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a pilot program that assesses whether allowing certain entities to participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) would enhance port security, combat terrorism, prevent supply chain security breaches, or otherwise meet the goals of the partnership. Such entities are non-asset-based third-party logistics providers that arrange international freight transportation and are licensed by the Department of Transportation.”
Mexican truckers block border, protesting Texas Gov. Abbott’s new rules
April 12, 2022
Mexican truck drivers, irked by new border regulations imposed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), have blocked two major border crossings in and out of Mexico. First affected was the Pharr International Bridge leading to and from Reynosa, Mexico. Mexican truckers blocked access to the bridge on Monday to protest increased truck inspections imposed by Abbott.
Latest Canadian export: Trucker protest planned for D.C. around March 1 State of Union
February 23, 2022
The last thing most Americans want imported from Canada is the noise, chaos and tension associated with a two-week trucker protest that occurred in Ottawa and on key border crossings. But that appears to be what’s heading to Washington, D.C.
An Inside Look at the Greater San Marcos Partnership
May 3, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Jason Giulietti, President of the Greater San Marcos Partnership.
An Inside Look at the Greater San Marcos Partnership
May 3, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Jason Giulietti, President of the Greater San Marcos Partnership.