Este Dia, estaremos discutiendo la tendencia de las empresas que transfieren sus operaciones a países cercanos, por razones geopolíticas, o debido a interrupciones recientes en la cadena de suministro global, como la crisis de los contenedores marítimos, y problemas que plantea el Covid. Por ejemplo, companies are relocating to Mexico in order to be closer to the U.S. market.
Listen to this headline from the Natural Gas Intel website, publicado en febrero 2, 2023: “Mexican Nearshoring Opportunities Seen Spurring Energy Needs.”
“Nearshoring” describes this trend. Production plants are moving nearer to the United States.
por supuesto, the word “shore” refers to the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water. But here, it really has the meaning of a border. “Nearshoring” is when the operations are close to your border.
The article also mentions how energy companies in Mexico are taking advantage of new opportunities to provide electricity to these new production plants and offices. The headline uses the word “spurring,”. When used in this context, “spurring” means creating new energy needs.
Finalmente, there’s an English idiom that relates to nearshoring: “hedging your bets.” This means taking precautions to protect yourself from risk. En este caso, US companies are “hedging their bets” by moving key production facilities closer to home to ensure their supply lines.
- Nearshoring
- Spurring
- Hedging a bet.
See a related lesson on Friend-shoring.
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autor de la foto: Carlos Aranda in Unsplash
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