C.H. Robinson opens a new facility that speeds up trade across the Mexico border, at a time when a growing number of global shippers are nearshoring in order to diversify and fortify their supply chains.
Last year, the port of Laredo handled US$268 billion in trade with Mexico, up 20% from 2021.
Earlier, in February, Laredo surpassed more than 450 seaports, airports and other border crossings to become the busiest in the United States.
According to C.H. Robinson, whether a company is bringing in raw materials from overseas for manufacturing in Mexico, sending car parts over the border into the United States or both, the complexity of international shipping requires even more than the right facilities.
“Unlike competitors with much smaller footprints in Laredo and new competitors just now trying to get a toehold, C.H. Robinson manages more than 1 million trucking, intermodal, ocean and air shipments a year in this region and has been continually growing here in tandem with our customers’ growth,” said Mike Burkhart, C.H. Robinson’s vice president for Mexico.
