News / Tide of US shippers fed up with import delays look to near-shoring instead

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Opportunities have opened up for trade between the Americas, as US-based companies have begun to shift sourcing to the region.

As a result, Richard Seeg, president of Houston-based breakbulk carrier Intermarine, said the firm had moved a growing volume of materials from Mexico and Colombia to other points involved in US near-shoring.

US shipping and logistics firm Crowley also registered an uptick in near-shoring activity in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Tim Quirk, director Caribbean services, also sees potential in Puerto ...