Industry Spotlight LOGISTICS
Nation’s Largest
Inland Port
Global hub located within the North Texas region
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NtERNATIONAL IN scope,
the Fort Worth Alliance Global
Logistics Hub is the nation’s
largest inland port (9,600 acres).
With access to all modes of inland transportation, Alliance boasts two Class I rail
lines, BNSF Railway’s Alliance Intermodal
Facility (with connection to LA/Long Beach
port), as well as immediate access to state
and interstate highways. The Hub is also
home to Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which
is the world’s first 100 percent industrial
airport, and the FedEx Southwest Regional
Sort Hub.
In addition to the infrastructure
attributes of Alliance, the hub has been
designated as Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)
No. 196. An FTZ is an area considered to
be outside of customs territory of the U.S.,
and it provides companies with a number
of tax benefits for doing business within
its borders. FTZ No. 196 has ranked as the
nation’s top general-purpose FTZ for value
of foreign merchandise admitted to the
zone for four out of the past five years.
The Alliance Global Logistics Hub is
considered to be the “anchor” of an
overall 17,000-acre development known as
AllianceTexas. The mixed-use development
has nearly 32 million square feet of
manufacturing facilities, distribution centers,
office, corporate campuses, retail and
multifamily. More than 30,000 employees
work within companies located in the
development. In addition, over 7,600 single12 North Texas Magazine
The Alliance Global Logistics Hub is at the crossroad of rail, air and roadways.
family homes have also been built.
Features of the Alliance Global
Logistics Hub include:
• NSF Railway’s Alliance Intermodal Facility B
600,000-lb. lift capacity, which can be
doubled without significant investment
• ir cargo ground-handling and
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aviation services
• umerous 3PL and freight forwarders
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located within the development, including
FedEx Southwest Regional Sort Hub, FedEx
Freight and UPS Supply Chain