stated that its Falcon and Eagle Premium intermodal services have become an efficient transportation solution between Mexico, the United States and Canada, and in the face of nearshoring , a solution that offers capacity and competitiveness for the movement of goods.
“An efficient transportation solution that offers them capacity, that has consistency in service and that of course helps them have a robust supply chain to meet their needs, approach to the North American market, that is what we are going to continue pushing in Union Pacific, that is what our customers will continue to see and can continue to expect from us,” said Humberto Vargas, vice president of the railway company in Mexico.
He stated that these services were well received in the market and are meeting their objectives of being a competitive alternative for exporting and importing companies that are already in Mexico and those that are beginning to relocate to the country.
These routes have daily operations between Mexico, the United States and Canada. “We maintain our commitment to the strength we have in Mexico, the operational experience, we managed to reduce it by 24 hours last year and this keeps us as the most competitive option in the market, they are doing quite well,” he said.
He explained that various loads are moved through the Falcon and the Eagle Premium , including auto parts, white goods, consumer products of all kinds “which is where we have seen the expansion of the market”, components for different industries, among others.
“There are different products that have been added, we have grown a lot. Of course, in the shoal area we have seen a lot of interest in different industries. It is a very broad service because practically in our intermodal product any product that moves by road can upload,” he said.
Eagle Premium offers seamless exchange between Mexico, Chicago, the West Coast and points east of the United States, including Detroit, Michigan and Louisville, Kentucky.
Falcon Premium was developed in conjunction with Canadian National (CN) and Grupo México Transportes (GMXT) , serving all points within Canada and Detroit, Michigan.
Both the Eagle and Falcon Premium take advantage of UP’s route between Texas and Chicago, these services also provide customers with an environmentally responsible alternative.
“For Union Pacific, Mexico is very important, having the presence and experience, of course we are going to continue pushing to grow and develop our products, both the current ones that can serve Mexican companies that export to the United States market, to companies Mexican companies that have imports from the United States and global companies that are relocating to Mexico to have an efficient transportation solution,” he reiterated.
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