Mexico logistics

Borderlands: Port Laredo looks to boost produce imports

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Laredo looks to boost produce imports; Texas drug trafficking organizer gets life in prison; e-commerce startup Merama raises $60 million; and Amazon facility set for Texas Gulf Coast.

Port Laredo looks to boost produce imports

While Laredo, Texas, is known as one of the busiest inland ports for goods such as auto parts and cellphones, officials say they want more...

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Semiconductor shortage dents Mexican auto assembly lines

A shortage of semiconductors affected the assembly of 18% of vehicles in Mexico, almost 136,000 units between January and April, according to figures from the National Autoparts Industry Association (INA).

The main semiconductor makers in Taiwan export first to Asia and then to Europe, then North America, according to Alberto Bustamante, INA’s director of foreign trade.

“North America and Europe had the most impact from the chip shortage, followed by China and Japan,” Bustamante said during a pres...

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First USMCA labor complaint filed against Mexican auto parts supplier

A Mexican auto parts supplier became the first company to receive a labor violation complaint under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Monday.

The complaint against the Tridonex auto parts factory in Matamoros, Mexico, just across the border from Brownsville, Texas, alleges workers were denied independent union representation in violation of the trade pact, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in July 2020.

The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor federation, filed...

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Borderlands: Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact; Germany’s Bosch to invest $100M in Mexico operations; Chinese auto parts maker begins construction of Mexico plant; and Kimberly-Clark de México acquires 65 trucks.

Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact

Implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) largely took a back seat to...

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GM to invest $1B to build electric vehicles in Mexico

General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced Thursday it will invest $1 billion in a manufacturing complex in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, that will build electric vehicles by 2023. 

“This investment will serve to prepare the complex for an expansion in the assembly and global propulsion systems plants, in order to make the Ramos Arizpe facility the company’s fifth manufacturing site in North America,” GM said in a statement.

The announcement represents the first major investment for an electric vehicle factory...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gm-to-invest-1b-to-build-electric-vehicles-in-mexico

Borderlands: Why does innovation stop at the Mexico border?

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Why does innovation stop at the Mexico border?; Arkansas trucking operation expands into Texas; Samsara releases fuel efficiency report; and VW begins exporting Taos from Mexico.

Why does innovation stop at the Mexico border?

While working at Coyote Logistics, Matt Silver said one of the most important things he learned about United States-Mexico trade was that there...

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What does it take to set up manufacturing shop in Mexico?

Some global manufacturers could be feeling a cost crunch, and Mexico might be the solution they’re looking for, according to Joshua Rubin, vice president of business development at Javid LLC.

“We’re pushing this initiative for ally-shoring, to get manufacturers involved into wanting to come back into Mexico — and bring their products that are coming from China right now — into Mexico and provide companies the framework of how you can do it,” Rubin said. 

The webinar, “Ally-shoring Mexico:...

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Borderlands: El Paso border crossing aims to recover from huge 2020 trade drop

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: El Paso border crossing looks to rebound in 2021; logistics firm expands with Dallas shipping hub; Suddath acquires Texas-based Daryl Flood Inc.; and $2 million of meth hidden in shipment of rugs.

El Paso border commercial crossing looks to rebound in 2021

The coronavirus pandemic delivered a heavy hit last year to commercial trade at the United States-Mexico border...

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Canadian construction firm picked for $1B Mexico-Canada rail link project

Engage Construction Management and Consulting Inc. has been selected for the Canadian piece of a $1 billion infrastructure project connecting Mexico’s Pacific Coast to Winnipeg, Canada.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Corridor, also known as the Northern Corridor project or TMEC Corridor, is an infrastructure project aimed at allowing Mexico to integrate into the rail and logistics systems of Canada and the United States. 

Mexico-based Caxxor Group, the project developer, said...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-construction-firm-picked-for-mexico-canada-project

Nuvocargo raises $12M in Series A funding

Nuvocargo, a New York-based cross-border digital logistics startup, has raised $12 million in Series A funding in a round co-led by QED Investors.

The 2-year old company will use the funds to ramp up its product road map and hiring, officials said. The FreightTech firm and licensed customs broker works with shippers to move cargo between the U.S. and Mexico.

“Nuvocargo will soon offer products and services that help truckers, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and businesses across...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nuvocargo-raises-12m-in-series-a-funding

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