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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Canada again beats Mexico to remain the top U.S. trade partner; Merqueo raises $50 million to expand across Latin America; Aries Worldwide Logistics opens Laredo office; and CBP in Texas intercept a rare pest in a produce shipment.

U.S. inventory-to-sales ratio still historically low as key import source — China — faces growing delta variant risk.

Despite all-time-high container production, demand continues to outpace supply and new box prices keep rising.

Good news for dry bulk shipping stocks, bad news for decarbonization: The global coal trade is thriving.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US agricultural exporters experiencing shipping container crunch; TForce Logistics expands last-mile delivery in Texas; Dachser expands operations in Arizona; and TexAmericas Center to expand rail service.

The Biden administration wants to reduce reliance on China for critical rare earth materials.

Container ships in the congestion-plagued trans-Pacific trade have stepped on the gas, with some vessels now topping 20 knots.

The biggest container shipping line in the world says container traffic at the massive Port of Yantian in China is moving much better after COVID restrictions were recently lifted. But exporters have a long way to go before ocean shipments go smoothly again.

Nowports aims to digitize supply chains from Asia to the Americas with $16 million in Series A funding.

On Sunday, China banned new downloads of Didi’s ride-hailing app, and on Tuesday, the stock dropped more than 23% in response.

Regulators in China target two Full Truck Alliance apps in a cybersecurity investigation less than two weeks after the freight platform’s U.S. IPO.

The Port of Yantian is operating at 100% on the vessel side again after a month of delays, but that doesn’t mean the container buildup will get resolved soon.

A year and a half after COVID emerged in Wuhan, China’s exporters, liners, shipyards and container factories are all booming.

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, but some analysts are already questioning the long-term value of the stock.

Electric vehicle manufacturer ELMS will debut a prototype of its Class 3 cargo van at the FedEx contractors event at the end of July.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico remains top US trade partner; second USMCA labor complaint lodged at Mexican factory; Hyliion expands Texas headquarters; and avocado imports from Mexico up 26%.

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has filed paperwork with the SEC for an IPO on a major U.S. stock exchange.

No matter the rhetoric, the unvarnished truth is it takes people to move trade.

The digital freight platform has a big market share in China, is growing its revenue but remains unprofitable.