News / Dallas Fort Worth set to position itself as the US hub of Asia-Latin America trade

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport is preparing major investment in cold storage facilities as it looks to position itself as a key cargo hub on the route between Latin America and Asia.

The tradelane carries around 670,000 tonnes a year.

John Ackerman, executive vice president of global strategy & development at DFW, said building a new, state-of-the-art facility at the airport would help it secure northbound perishable volumes – particularly high-value pharma products – sourced in Latin America.

“We have several cold storage facilities already, but ...