U.S.-Mexico trade

FreightWaves Classics: The Port of Laredo is #1 inland port in U.S.

Port Laredo finished fourth overall during 2020 among the nation’s 450 international gateways for trade. (Photo: FreightWaves staff)

In Chapter 1 of this series on America’s ports, the Port of Boston was featured. The Port of Boston is the oldest seaport in the United States. To read that article, please follow this link. 

In Chapter 2, a different type of port will be profiled. 

U.S.-Mexico border in Texas

The Texas-Mexico border runs for 1,254 miles and is the longest border of any state with the nation of Mexico. According to the Office of the Texas Comptroller, ports of entry within Texas accounted for nearly $740 billion...

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Transmission: Chip shortage threatens post-pandemic recovery

Happy Friday! Here’s what’s cookin’ today in Transmission:

  • Semiconductor shortage threatens post-pandemic economic recovery
  • Infrastructure projects in Mexico and USMCA open up the door for investment in US-Mexico border region
  • Industry news

Semiconductor shortage threatens post-pandemic economic recovery

The global chip shortage has been running rampant for more than three months now. Automakers have been trimming production in recent weeks in hopes that supply catches up with demand relatively...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transmission-chip-shortage-threatens-post-pandemic-recovery

October truck crossings rise 5% at Port Laredo

The World Trade and Colombia Solidarity bridges in Laredo, Texas, saw 10,426 more commercial truck crossings in October compared with October 2019, according to the city of Laredo.

Commercial truck crossings totaled 220,260 vehicles in October, compared with 209,834 during the same period last year, a 5% increase. 

It was the second straight month that international truck crossings rose at the United States-Mexico border port of entry in Laredo. Cross-border truck crossings saw a 7.7%...

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Commentary: Is just-in-time past its time?

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. 

In “Beat the Devil,” a film noir satire, a shady character poses a question – what is time? He answers his own question by telling his gang of thieves that time is a crook. Well, it is certainly the case that time is valuable and ought not be wasted. One of the most important constraints in logistics management is time. Limited time means that it must be rationed...

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Commentary: USMCA is imminent

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The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) officially replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on July 1, 2020. This is almost two years after the tri-national negotiations wrapped up on September 30, 2018. In outlining USMCA’s “entry into force,” the United States Trade Representative (USTR) looked forward to a “more balanced, reciprocal...

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