Global shipping and logistics company Maersk has opened a new c. 323,000ft² facility in Tijuana, Mexico, ‘recognising the immense potential of Tijuana as a key player in trade between the US and Mexico’.
This move, Maersk said in a statement, allows the company to ‘expand its service offerings and provide customers with an extended product portfolio, encompassing ocean services, warehousing and distribution [and] landside transportation, tailored to the complexities of cross-border trade’.
It aims to use Tijuana’s ‘advantageous location and thriving manufacturing environment’ to ‘further enhance its capabilities and meet the evolving needs of its customers in the dynamic landscape’.
Maersk has a footprint spanning over 1.6 million ft² in Mexico, with warehouses in Mexico City, Tijuana, and Cuautitlán, as well as depots located near the ports in Lázaro Cárdenas and Manzanillo.
It has announced its intentions to further expand in the country ‘with additional capabilities in Guadalajara and Monterrey, and expanding its landside capabilities, aimed at providing customers with solutions to facilitate Mexico-US cross-border trade’.
Maersk noted that the site is part of the Manufacturing, Maquiladora, and Export Services Industry (IMMEX) services program for the Tijuana market. It described IMMEX as ‘a programme in Mexico that allows companies to temporarily import goods into the country for manufacturing, processing, or repair, with the intention of subsequent exportation or provision of export services’.
It ‘provides certain tax benefits and facilitations to encourage foreign investment and promote export-oriented activities in Mexico’ and ‘enables companies to operate within the country’s borders while benefiting from exemptions on import duties, VAT and possibly countervailing duties’.
Patricia Perez Salazar, Maersk’s managing director for Mexico, said: “With a focus on IMMEX program services, inventory control and seamless cross-border integration, we’re positioned to capitalise on the manufacturing landscape in Mexico and our commitment to delivering unparalleled service to our customers.
“By strategically leveraging our new warehouse in Tijuana, tailored to the complexities of cross-border trade, we’re better positioned to provide our customers in the region truly integrated logistics solutions.”
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