Las tendencias globales de sostenibilidad incentiva una reconfiguración global de las cadenas de suministro, haciendo que las compañías busquen nuevos proveedores, lo que representa una oportunidad de desarrollo para los países en los que se implementan estas cadenas de logística.
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The top US-Mexico business stories of 2023
It’s been a busy year for cross-border trade, with everything from Mexico replacing China as the top U.S. trading partner to Tesla’s announcement that it would build a $5 billion electric vehicle plant in the Mexican city of Monterrey.
Other major headlines include the Mexican peso’s appreciation over the past year, nearshoring’s growth in northern and central Mexico, as well as cargo theft continuing to cause problems for commercial transporters across the country.
As 2023 comes to an end,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-top-us-mexico-business-stories-of-2023
Green Friday: Tendencias de la logística urbana para 2024
El Viernes Verde promueve la reutilización y el reciclaje en el sector tecnológico, incentivando el intercambio de dispositivos antiguos por nuevos. Esta práctica no solo fomenta la sostenibilidad, sino que también mantiene el valor de los productos de alta gama a lo largo del tiempo
https://logistica360.pe/green-friday-tendencias-de-la-logistica-urbana-para-2024/
Nearshoring underscores value of North American cross-border partnerships
North American manufacturing and retailers have been focused on moving their operations out of China — and closer to home — over the past few years. This shift has ramped up trade activity between the U.S. and its neighboring countries. In fact, trade between the U.S. and Canada surpassed $900 billion in 2022.
U.S. goods exports to Canada grew over 15% between 2021 and 2022, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. U.S. imports from Canada were up over 22% during that same time...
Chinese manufacturer investing $5B to expand production in Mexico
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China-based Lingong Machinery Group (LGMG) is building a manufacturing facility and industrial park...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chinese-manufacturer-investing-5b-to-expand-production-in-mexico
Increasing velocity to market with micro-fulfillment
Getting products to their end destination as fast as possible has always been a top goal of shippers. Over the past five years especially, businesses have had a greater incentive to hasten speed to market. While e-commerce sales ballooned during the pandemic in 2020 due to consumers staying home and buying online, it continues to flourish now. In 2022, e-commerce sales surpassed $1 trillion in the U.S.
Ed Smith, VP of distribution and fulfillment at Averitt, sat down with FreightWaves’ Michael...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/increasing-velocity-to-market-with-micro-fulfillment
CH Robinson expands border footprint with major facility in Texas
As nearshoring expansion in Mexico continues to create booming demand for border logistics facilities, brokerage giant C.H. Robinson has opened a 400,000-square-foot cross-border facility in Laredo, Texas.
The facility includes 154 dock doors and room for 700 trailers, while expanding the company’s footprint along the U.S.-Mexico border to 1.5 million square feet of logistics space.
Mike Burkhart, C.H. Robinson’s vice president of North America surface transportation, said Mexico’s value...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-expands-border-footprint-with-major-facility-in-texas
Cross-border risk management helps companies win nearshoring game
Just 10 years ago, if you were a U.S. shipper sending goods across the border to Mexico, you faced a significant risk: a lack of cargo insurance.
In the U.S. and Canada, most carriers have at least $100,000 in cargo insurance. In Mexico, however, cargo insurance is very rare and has historically been extremely difficult to procure.
On a $100,000, 40,000-pound load, a Mexican carrier would not be required to have any cargo coverage, whereas the standard U.S. carrier would have at least $100,000.
“Th...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cross-border-risk-management-helps-companies-win-nearshoring-game
Borderlands: Lectra sees more manufacturers leave Asia for the Americas
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Lectra sees more manufacturers leave Asia for the Americas; steel wire maker opens $22M logistics hub in South Texas; GrubMarket acquires Pharr, Texas-based London Fruit; and chemical logistics provider to open distribution facility in Arizona.
Lectra sees more manufacturers leave Asia for the Americas
As more global manufacturers seek to cut costs and risks in their...
How nearshoring is unlocking growth opportunities for LTL industry
China has long been considered “the world’s factory,” offering Western manufacturers inexpensive, skilled labor and robust supply chain infrastructure. Pandemic-fueled production and shipping delays — combined with rising labor costs and geopolitical tensions across the globe — have undercut those benefits in recent years. As a result, more and more companies are moving their manufacturing operations to North America.
“The global logistics landscape is rapidly changing, and supply chain...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-nearshoring-is-unlocking-growth-opportunities-for-ltl-industry