US CUSTOMS and Border Protection reopened the border crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso in Texas, ending a nearly 100-hour closure that sent major shippers in mexico scrambling for container capacity, reports New York's Journal of Commerce.
The decision comes after several days of pressure from industry groups representing intermodal, agricultural and chemical shippers, protesting the closures so close to Christmas.
US authorities said they had to shut the border crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso so customs officers could process a flood of migrants coming through.
'Union Pacific is relieved the border crossings ... will reopen,' the railway said. 'These crossings are critical gateways for international commerce, and the closures had real-world impacts for families, businesses and our customers on both sides of the border.'
The closures stopped all intermodal containers exchanged between Mexico's Ferromex and UP destined for the US Midwest and Canada via the Falcon Premium service, and to the Southeast.
BNSF Railway was also affected as it is transitioning its cross-border business for JB Hunt Transport Services, COFC Logistics and Run Rail from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Laredo border crossing to Eagle Pass and El Paso effective January 1.
Reopening the border crossings doesn't mean the delays are over for shippers. UP and BNSF have a logjam of laden containers built up that need to be transported to the US.
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The decision comes after several days of pressure from industry groups representing intermodal, agricultural and chemical shippers, protesting the closures so close to Christmas.
US authorities said they had to shut the border crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso so customs officers could process a flood of migrants coming through.
'Union Pacific is relieved the border crossings ... will reopen,' the railway said. 'These crossings are critical gateways for international commerce, and the closures had real-world impacts for families, businesses and our customers on both sides of the border.'
The closures stopped all intermodal containers exchanged between Mexico's Ferromex and UP destined for the US Midwest and Canada via the Falcon Premium service, and to the Southeast.
BNSF Railway was also affected as it is transitioning its cross-border business for JB Hunt Transport Services, COFC Logistics and Run Rail from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Laredo border crossing to Eagle Pass and El Paso effective January 1.
Reopening the border crossings doesn't mean the delays are over for shippers. UP and BNSF have a logjam of laden containers built up that need to be transported to the US.
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