AP Moller – Maersk (Maersk) said Thursday it has opened a new 400,000-square-foot facility in El Paso, Texas , to meet growing demand for logistics services along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The facility is located five minutes from the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge on the border of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where it seeks to streamline cross-border trade activities between the two countries.
The Ysleta Port of Entry is the largest commercial port in the district of this town and a key corridor for goods leaving Mexico heading north.
This new logistics center is also located along a popular stopping point for trucks heading north and south across the border and for U.S. domestic freight heading east and west along Interstate 10.
With 73 access doors, two oversized cargo ramps and 116 truck yard spaces , the multi-customer facility is designed for cargo receiving, sorting and consolidation, as well as cargo distribution across North America using Maersk’s inland freight network. It is equipped with 24-hour surveillance and a fully fenced yard, according to a company press release.
Gordon Branov, director of less-than-truckload (LTL), full-truckload (FTL) and line haul for Maersk North America, said the opening of the El Paso facility is a milestone for Maersk in North America, reinforcing its commitment to serving customers’ cross-border LTL and freight needs .
“Maersk’s ambition is to be the logistics integrator, and this strategic move allows us to offer customers an expanded product portfolio, spanning maritime, warehousing and distribution, and land transport services, tailored to the complexities of cross-border trade,” Branov explained.
The facility is a bonded warehouse, allowing customers to delay payment of customs duties until the merchandise is released for consumption or re-exported. Additionally, the site features a 7,400-square-meter Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) , where customers can store products indefinitely without incurring duties. Customers can also rent office space within the facility, providing authorized personnel with convenient access to their inventory.
The site is C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) certified , a voluntary trade partnership program of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to secure and facilitate the movement of legitimate international trade, and is ISO 9001:2015 certified, the international standard of excellence for quality management systems.
On-site warehousing services support customers in a variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, retail, and technology. Services include freight sortation, warehousing, cross-docking , inventory management, and order fulfillment, as well as value-added solutions such as reverse logistics, outfitting, and supplier management. Other services include LCL container freight, FCL freight, Maersk ground freight (LTL, FTL, as well as cross-border FTL and LTL freight), air freight consolidations, and expedited freight services.
Maersk has more than 150 warehouse facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico totaling more than 2.4 million square meters. In March of this year, Maersk announced the opening of a new warehouse in Tijuana, Mexico.
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