Cross-Border Logistics

Company officials held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 53,820-square-foot Bajio Logistics Center in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Today’s shippers are sending more freight across the Mexico border as they expand their operations and customer base in Mexico, and third-party logistics providers can help them navigate cross-border challenges.

As we move into 2017, global trade management executives need to brace against disrupters that have the potential to send supply chains into tailspin.

Landstar announced the opening of its Landstar U.S./Mexico Logistics Service Center in Laredo, Texas.

US President Donald Trump is set to take a first step toward enacting his pledge to "build a wall" on the Mexican border as he rolls out a series of immigration-related decrees today.

BNSF and Kansas City Southern announce a new joint intermodal transportation service connecting Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth and other major markets with the Kansas City Southern de México network.

Ever-changing regulations are making it risky for U.S. companies engaged in cross-border trade endeavors, however, savvy shippers are paying better attention to the details and are finding solutions that save time, money and frustration.

FedEx Trade Networks, the international freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp., has announced the re-launch of Bongo International as FedEx CrossBorder.

UPS Mexico initiatives will streamline portfolios for shipments of all sizes, create new, single Power of Attorney to remove customs barriers, and add delivery guarantees to less-than-truckload freight shipments.

By streamlining the cross-border clearance and inspection service, there are fewer hand-offs in the process while saving intermodal shippers transit time and money.

This white paper provides an overview of key regulations and paperwork requirements, along with information about how to minimize delays and ensure a seamless border clearance process.

Several clients expressed concern that the service providers they’ve had in place for years might not be appropriate for the increased role Mexico plays in their current and future supply chain.

These changes allow companies with intricate, well-designed customs programs to use their own licensed brokers, becoming self-filers.

January 1, 2014 marks the 20-year anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) implementation and there is strong evidence of the pact’s positive impact on manufacturing in the United States. U.S. manufactured goods to Canada and Mexico more than tripled since 1993, growing some $173 billion through 2012 and accounting for over 18 percent of the total growth in U.S. manufactured exports over that period.

Since the enactment of NAFTA in 1994, trade between the United States, Canada and Mexico has increased almost 200 percent to an estimated $930 billion. The cross-border flow of goods between the U.S. and Canada has grown to $400 billion.