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Following a Mexican military operation on Monday, road blockades have been reported across several Mexican states. Some airports remain closed with ongoing flight delays.

Current Status

• Export processes disrupted in key locations including Guadalajara (GDL) due to safety concerns
• Widespread pickup and delivery delays across multiple states
• Situation remains fluid with ongoing monitoring

Our Response

Marken has activated comprehensive contingency plans, risk management protocols, and business continuity measures to minimize operational impact. Our teams are working closely with local authorities and business partners for real-time monitoring. We are proactively collaborating with clients on alternative arrangements.

 Service reliability remains our highest priority. Marken is committed to supporting our clients as they navigate evolving regulatory and trade environments. Patient care is our top priority—ensuring service continuity despite these challenges. Note that service delays may impact future shipments.

How Marken Supports You

Marken is your trusted partner—featuring our own self-healing network—for protecting critical, time-sensitive shipments through proven mitigation strategies that ensure supply chain resilience.

For more details on our support capabilities, email info@marken.com. For immediate shipment questions, contact your local Marken branch or business professional.

This situation is fluid and we will provide updates as they become available.

A major winter storm is currently sweeping across the United States and Canada, delivering heavy snow, strong winds, and ice — creating hazardous travel conditions, widespread flight cancellations, and power outages.

While supply chain disruptions are anticipated for both road and air transport, Marken has activated comprehensive contingency plans, risk management protocols, and business continuity measures to minimize operational impact.

Our teams are working closely with local authorities and business partners for real-time storm monitoring. We’ll proactively collaborate with clients on alternative arrangements.

Patient care remains our top priority — ensuring service continuity despite these challenges. Note that service delays may impact future shipments.

We’re committed to reliable delivery and will provide ongoing updates as conditions evolve.

How Marken Supports You

Marken is your trusted partner — featuring our own self-healing network — for protecting critical, time-sensitive shipments through proven mitigation strategies that ensure supply chain resilience.

For more details on our support capabilities, email info@marken.com. For immediate shipment questions, contact your local Marken branch or business professional.

*This situation is fluid — updates will follow as available.

The Terminal de Cargas Argentina (TCA) is experiencing significant operational disruptions due to the recent implementation of a new system that is not functioning as expected.

Since the system went live on August 23rd, the issues remain unresolved with no signs of stabilization. These system failures have resulted in major delays in shipment processing, severely impacting import procedures.

Current Status

• Persistent operational challenges despite ongoing communication and coordination
  with TCA
• Regularization process underway, however, no timeline for resolution has been provided 
• Centro Despachantes de Aduana (CDA) formally requested intervention by General Directorate of Customs (DGA), due to mounting cargo backlogs
• CDA proposed joint meeting with all stakeholders to develop contingency plan
• Delays compounded by adverse weather conditions and the continued arrival of new flights, accelerating accumulation of undelivered cargo

For additional information, please refer to the official CDA communication.

Our Response

We are actively escalating this matter through all available channels to expedite a resolution or secure interim alternatives that enable operational continuity.

Service reliability remains our highest priority. Marken is committed to supporting our clients as they navigate evolving regulatory and trade environments. For further information or inquiries, please contact our team at TradeCompliance@marken.com.

*This situation is fluid and we will provide updates as they become available.

Marken has announced the launch of Marken InfiniDI, an innovative, reusable dry ice packaging solution developed in partnership with Peli BioThermal.

Marken InfiniDI is setting a new industry benchmark by merging cutting-edge sustainability and operational performance, specifically tailored for the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of sensitive clinical drugs and biologics safely.

Marken InfiniDI is more than just packaging - it represents the future of eco-friendly and high-performance temperature control in pharmaceutical logistics. Ariette van Strien, President, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics, comments, “Our collaboration combines our cold chain expertise and integrated UPS network with Peli BioThermal’s innovation to meet the stringent demands of transporting advanced therapeutics. Together, we’ve developed a solution that reduces dry ice use by 50%, cuts environmental waste by up to 90%, and ensures precise temperature control throughout the shipment journey.”

Sam Herbert, Chief Executive Officer of Peli BioThermal, adds “The strategic partnership between Peli BioThermal and Marken was created from the desire to design a flexible solution for the unique demands of the deep-frozen space that supports our collective commitment to sustainability. Combining Marken’s passion for efficient and sustainable precision logistics and Peli BioThermal’s long history of innovative and reliable solutions, we have engineered a re-usable dry ice shipper. Our new solution requires less dry ice and re-icing touch points, while maintaining temperatures that safely move lifesaving products around the world.”

Marken InfiniDI's advanced insulation technology and reusable components minimize waste, reduce environmental impact and optimizes payload space and cost. Our automatic reverse logistics streamline operations, providing real-time visibility and true speed-to-market, supporting our clients' sustainability goals, while enhancing lane efficiency.

THE FUTURE OF DRY ICE PACKAGING IS HERE.

For more information, please reach out to your local Marken representative.