With over 500 flights operated between Asia and Mexico, Geodis has established an air bridge that is redefining the country’s transpacific trade. But the company hasn’t stopped there. From its base in Mexico, the French logistics firm has set its sights on Latin America as the next strategic route , aiming to balance its cargo flow and strengthen regional exports.
“Part of Geodis’ strategy is to strengthen trade flows in our region. All exports to Latin America are important, and we would focus our efforts there. Colombia and Brazil are the strongest markets, where we have developed the best commercial relationship,” says Miguel Muñoz, managing director of Geodis Mexico, in an interview with T21. The statement summarizes a change in focus: moving from a primarily import-based operation to an export platform and regional network.
The executive explains that the sectors of interest are consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and high technology, three industries with expansion potential that the company has not yet “targeted”.
“It’s part of our growth strategy; we have a very broad service portfolio, and air freight is one of them,” he adds. The company, which has built an integrated logistics network, now aims to more robustly connect Mexico with the main industrial and consumer hubs in South America.
Today, Geodis’s air operations in the country are heavily reliant on imports , driven by demand for technology products from Asia, as well as the dynamism of e-commerce and the automotive industry. But the plan is to reverse that balance. “By 2026, we have the ambition to enter other sectors. There have been some structural changes from Paris and the United States that have an impact on the structure in Mexico, which will allow us to enter other markets,” reveals Muñoz, pointing to a global reconfiguration of the group that reinforces Mexico’s role as a strategic hub.
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