The region moving global trade
Productive industries, global trade flows and a fast-changing supply chain make Latin America a region every ambitious logistics business should understand.
Global trade radar
Atlantic and Pacific gateways connect regional production with demand worldwide.
The opportunity — in numbers
Scale, new investment and changing trade lanes are creating business that needs forwarders with local partners and international reach.
Latin America and the Caribbean combine a population of 662 million with a $7.11tn economy—creating cargo demand in both directions.
Explore World Bank data ↗Foreign direct investment reached $194.2bn in 2025. Brazil and Mexico attracted 62% of the total, reinforcing their role as regional business hubs.
Read the ECLAC update ↗The value of goods exports grew an estimated 5% in 2025, driven mainly by a 4% increase in volume rather than prices alone.
See the trade outlook ↗The IDB estimates that nearshoring could add $78bn in annual exports, with Mexico and Brazil positioned for the largest gains.
View the IDB estimate ↗
The multimodal advantage
The LATAM opportunity is not about choosing one transport mode. It is about linking global gateways with inland production, regional borders and fast-growing consumers.
Brazil's Atlantic ports and Pacific-facing gateways connect food, raw materials and manufactured goods with North America, Europe and Asia.
FCL/LCL · Cold chain · Project cargoInland transport links farms, mines and factories with ports, borders and distribution hubs—especially across the Mercosur production corridor.
Cross-border trucking · Warehousing · MultimodalPharma, perishables, automotive components and e-commerce create demand for fast, controlled flows through the region's main cargo airports.
Express · Temperature control · High-value cargoNew trade corridor · Applied since 1 May 2026
The EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement has started its provisional application, opening a more direct and predictable route between Europe and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Official European Commission update ↗Initial tariff reductions create new opportunities for goods moving in both directions.
More predictable procedures help exporters plan routes, costs and commercial growth.
Closer ties support diversified sourcing and stronger connections between both regions.
The Interim Trade Agreement is provisionally applied while the broader EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement continues through its formal approval and ratification process.
Where forwarders can win
The value is not simply in moving more boxes. It is in solving the specialist logistics needs behind the region's strongest industries.
A world-leading net food-exporting region creates year-round demand for reefers, cold chain control, inspections and reliable last-mile coordination.
Cold chain · Reefer · Customs
Copper, lithium, iron ore and energy projects connect LATAM directly to the global energy transition—and require specialist, often oversized logistics.
Bulk · Heavy lift · Project cargo
Automotive, components, electronics and pharma create time-sensitive flows between factories, borders, ports and major consumer markets.
JIT · Cross-border · Air & oceanFreightcamp LATAM 2027
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