Yusen Logistics expands US-Mexico cross border solutions 04 June 2014

Access to tens of thousands of trucks and containers, ensuring capacity and service Yusen Logistics is expanding its US/Mexico cross-border solutions to address the growing need for reliable logistics services to and from Mexico. The Company's Mexico Border Cargo Management (BCM) solutions offer shippers a variety of multi-modal cross-border solutions that can be tailored to specific customer requirements. The solutions include an over-the-road (OTR) option, as well as combinations of truck and rail services. Leveraging its strong relationships with reliable rail, truck and dray carriers throughout the US and Mexico, Yusen Logistics has access to tens of thousands of trucks and containers, ensuring capacity and service on both sides of the border. The leverage allows it to offer committed capacity solutions to customers, accommodating all of a customer's cross-border shipping needs. Yusen Logistics' BCM service gives US customers multiple cross-border shipping options, including: > Over-the-Road: Shipment is trucked from origin in the US/Canada to final destination in Mexico; > Border Direct: Shipment goes by rail intermodal to Laredo and then is trucked to the final destination in Mexico; > Mexico Direct: Shipment is moved by rail intermodal from the US to the destination ramp in Mexico, and then is trucked to the final destination. In addition, Yusen Logistics has operations in both the US and Mexico, including a 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Laredo, TX, which is close to the Mexico border, and offices in Mexico City, Monterrey and Celaya. The Laredo facility is C-TPAT certified and FTZ and customs bonded. The Company