Mexico logistics

Borderlands: Kansas City Southern expands Mexico rail service

Kansas City Southern expands Mexico rail service 

The proposed $29 billion merger between Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) aims to capitalize on an expected increase in the flow of trade among the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The merger would create the first company with a rail network spanning all three countries and enhance the facilitation of the movement of goods across the three nations. 

“The new competition we will inject into the North American transportation...

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Sources: Mexican B-1 visa truckers conducting illegal runs in US

Trucking companies in the United States and Mexico are violating cabotage rules by misusing Mexican B-1 visa drivers to deliver loads from point to point within the U.S., allege stakeholders in Texas and Mexico.

The stakeholders claim companies are employing Mexican truck drivers with B-1 visas to haul cargo that originated in the U.S. to a final destination inside the country.

Cabotage rules prevent foreign nationals in the U.S. on B-1 business-visitor visas from competing with U.S. truckers on...

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AskWaves: What is a customs broker for international shipping?

Cross-border supply chains can be time consuming and complex.

A customs broker can help navigate cross-border freight. But companies should know what to look for in a customs brokerage.

What is a customs broker?

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), customs brokers are private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated and empowered by CBP to assist importers and exporters in meeting federal requirements governing imports and exports.

Brokers submit...

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Borderlands: Supply chain woes halt more automakers

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Supply chain issues halt more automakers; GrubMarket acquires Texas produce wholesaler; WDSrx opens pharmaceutical warehouses in Texas, Nevada; and Peak-Ryzex announces partnership with distributor, logistics firm.

Supply chain issues halt more automakers

A shortage of semiconductor chips has turned the global automotive industry upside down over the last several months.

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Borderlands Big changes planned for Texas border bridge

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Big changes planned for Pharr bridge; Team Worldwide opens office in southern Arizona; Amazon to open fulfillment center in Texas Panhandle; and CG Railway launches bigger, faster vessels.

Big changes planned for Texas border bridge

Speeding up commercial truck traffic will be a priority when the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge’s largest expansion project in history...

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GM extends auto plant closures due to chip shortage

A global semiconductor chip shortage continues to affect the automotive industry on both sides of the United States-Mexico border.

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) recently said it has extended production cuts at three North American plants, including its facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, through the end of March.

The GM factory in San Luis Potosí produces the Equinox, the Chevrolet Trax and the GMC Terrain SUVs.

Other GM plants that will be affected, until at least mid-April, are facilities in...

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Borderlands: Laredo looks to add, expand bridges to boost Mexico trade

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade; German automaker invests $72 million in San Luis Potosí; Transmontes orders 75 Freightliner trucks; El Paso opens route for trucks headed to Mexico.

Laredo’s bridge master plan aims to boost Mexico trade

The World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, could reach capacity by 2030, negatively impacting commercial truck...

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Mexican automakers hope to fire on all cylinders in 2021

After a disruptive year, Mexico’s light vehicle manufacturers hope to revive a sector depressed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as hampered by shortages of semiconductor components and energy for factories.

Some of the best opportunities for the industry’s recovery could come from U.S.-China trade tensions, along with changes initiated by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), said José Zozaya Délano, executive president of the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA).

“It is...

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Borderlands: Logistics provider expands operations in Laredo

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: JAMCO Group expands in Laredo; BTL picks Mexico for new auto parts plant; G-Global expands in El Paso; and agents seize $40 million in drugs in Texas and California.

Jamco Group expands operations in Laredo

The JAMCO Group, planning for an expansion of U.S.-Mexico trade, recently signed a long-term lease to occupy 500,000-square-feet at the Port Grande Logistics Port in...

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