This year, Mexico ranked seventh in the Emerging Markets Logistics Index, according to the annual evaluation of Agility Public Warehousing Co., a firm that for more than a decade ranks the supply chains of the 50 most important emerging economies of the world.

“Mexico increased its volume of exports. This was particularly the case in the automotive sector, while remittances also accelerated ”, the report states, in which points such as internal logistics opportunities, and logistics and performance circumstances in the international market of each nation, among other variables.

This report also highlights the Agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC), as one of the great logistical strengths of Mexico.

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From June last year, when the agreement came into force, until May, total trade (exports plus imports) between Mexico and its northern neighbor amounted to 557 thousand 785 million dollars, which represented an increase of 10% at a rate. annual (even in the middle of a pandemic), this according to data from the United States Census Bureau.

In addition to the T-MEC, other variables that have had a great impact on logistics operations in Mexico and that have forced companies in the sector to continue updating and even to attack new market niches, are the increase in e-commerce and new mobility needs derived from the pandemic.

Faced with these phenomena caused by the health crisis, logistics companies have had to adapt in record time, recharging their operations many times with new technologies to remain competitive.

“The issue of digital transformation was already present. However, this accelerated when the pandemic arrived, ”says José Antonio García, director of New Business Development at Onest Logistics, in an interview with RIM.

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In this sense, adds the executive, the health crisis caused various logistics operations companies to start opening their e-commerce services much more.

Regarding the last mile and its growth, it is estimated that the companies that provide this service in Mexico will bill around 2.1 billion dollars at the end of 2021.

"This is where many Courier companies have collapsed, because instead of arriving in 24 or 48 hours, the package has taken up to 5 days," clarifies the director of New Business Development.

In Solili you can consult industrial warehouses available in Ciudad de México, Guadalajara and Monterrey

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