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DHL buys Uruguay partner

[ September 2, 2026   //   ]

DHL Global Forwarding has acquired its Uruguay partner, Aero Cargas. DHL says the country serves as a strategic gateway connecting Mercosur, North America, and international markets and underscores DHL Group’s Strategy 2030 to target high-growth markets and evolving trade corridors.

Aero Cargas offers air and ocean freight, industrial project logistics, land transport and customized multimodal services and is active in Free Trade Zone operations, pharmaceutical and regional inventory management.

The acquisition also enhances DHL Global Forwarding’s presence in Life Sciences & Healthcare and adds further depth in industrial project logistics at a time when Uruguay’s data center sector is expanding with investments from multinational tech giants and state-backed AI infrastructure.

Chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Latin America, Erik Meade, said: “Establishing a direct presence in Montevideo allows us to place part of that investment where our healthcare customers need these services most. More than $1 billion worth of pharmaceuticals moves through Uruguay annually, as global pharma brands increasingly rely on the country as their regional distribution center for Latin America.”

Aero Cargas will become part of the DHL Global Forwarding Peru-Ecuador-Argentina-Chile (PAC) cluster led by Eduardo Rodrigues, chief executive PAC DHL Global Forwarding. All employees of the former company will transition to DHL Global Forwarding.

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