GLOBAL logistics provider, Kuehne + Nagel has acquired Romero and McNally Brokers for an undisclosed sum to increase its brokerage network to four facilities along the US-Mexican border, the company statement said.
"For Kuehne + Nagel in the US, the customs clearance business has become a mature, vital, and growing core product that we support with more than 200 professionals, and a state-of-the-art processing system," said Rolf Altorfer, president and CEO for the US, Mexico and Central America Kuehne + Nagel organisation.
The acquisition of Romero and McNally in Otay Mesa, California, enables the company to increase its border clearance capabilities by adding cargo crossings between Tijuana and Otay Mesa (San Diego) to its existing network in Laredo, El Paso, and McAllen in Texas.
Romero and McNally offers full border clearance to shippers at the Mexican border whether shipments are under a "Maquila" programme and/or NAFTA provisions, or merely general importations. The office is located alongside a 30,000-square-foot cross-dock facility adjacent to the Mexican border.
The statement explained that Carla Ramos, general manager of Romero and McNally, will continue to be responsible for the newest branch office of the Kuehne + Nagel US organisation. The branch will operate under the name, Romero and McNally, Division of Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
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