Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has opened an air and sea freight transport facility in Phoenix, Arizona as part of its continued growth in the US.
Services at the air and sea freight facility will include customs clearance and partial and full-load land transport.
The logistics company has recently been expanding its activities in North America, particularly to meet the demand for trade between the US and Mexico.
Arizona is the most important state for transport to and from Mexico, while Phoenix itself is becoming increasingly important as a central transshipment point for trade across the southern border of the US, said Gebrüder Weiss.
In 2023, nearly $20bn worth of cargo moved between Arizona and Mexico. Phoenix complements Gebrüder Weiss’ existing Texas locations in El Paso and Laredo, which specialize in the cross-border transport of goods to and from Mexico.
“Our logistics services in Phoenix are a further building block in the development of Gebrüder Weiss and strengthen our position in this economically strong region. This allows us to offer our customers greater flexibility in their transports and more reliable supply chains,” said Mark McCullough, country manager of Gebrüder Weiss North America.
Gebrüder Weiss now operates a network of 17 locations in North America. In addition to Phoenix, the company recently opened a logistics terminal in Elgin, Illinois, as well as branches in Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; and Dallas, Texas.
In February last year, Gebrüder Weiss acquired freight forwarder Cargo-Link, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.