$353B+ in trade crosses through Laredo every year — more than the Port of Los Angeles.
Most of America can't tell you the name of the city it moves through.

THE PORTCAST — in partnership with Port Laredo, driven by Brennan & Company, produced by D111 FILMS U.S.A.

This is Episode 1. Before we sit down with the people who actually move North American trade, we're telling you who we are and why this show exists.

If you're watching this, there's a good chance you already live in this world. You clear entries at 4am. You chase a driver stuck at the bridge. You're deciding whether to move a plant to Monterrey. You're financing a warehouse on Mines Road. You've spent twenty years in this corridor and watched national coverage get it wrong every single time.

This show is for you.

Laredo is North America's Leading Trade Gateway — the busiest inland port on the continent — and until now, the corridor had no media voice of its own. The biggest stories about this place kept getting reported from somewhere else, by people who have never crossed the World Trade Bridge. THE PORTCAST is a broadcast-grade interview series reported from the actual #1 port: the command center where carriers, customs brokers, developers, manufacturers, and city leadership come to talk about cross-border logistics, nearshoring, and the future of US-Mexico trade.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR
— Why a city most Americans have never heard of moves more freight than the Port of LA
— What the national conversation about the border consistently gets wrong
— Why a corridor this important has gone this long without its own media platform
— What we're building, who's coming on, and what you'll finally understand about this place
— A first look at Episode 2 with Marcos Benavides, CEO of Brennan & Company

NEXT EPISODE
Marcos Benavides — CEO, Brennan & Company. A Laredo institution since 1913, and the Founding Sponsor of this series. He takes the first seat.

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SUBSCRIBE
New episodes drop weekly, with clips throughout the week. Hit subscribe and turn on notifications — this corridor moves fast and we're reporting it from inside.

Then do us one better: drop a comment telling us what you do in this corridor and what you want to hear discussed. We're building the guest list in public. If your question is good, we'll put it to the person who can actually answer it.

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FOUNDING SPONSOR — BRENNAN & COMPANY
Customs brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and logistics in Laredo since 1913. The reason this show launched on day one instead of someday.
Website → brennangroup.com
Instagram → instagram.com/brennancompany
LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/brennanco
Facebook → facebook.com/brennan1913

PORT LAREDO
Website → portlaredo.com
LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/portlaredo
Facebook → facebook.com/portlaredo

D111 FILMS U.S.A.
Website → d111films.us
Instagram → instagram.com/d111filmsusa
YouTube → youtube.com/@D111FILMS
Facebook → facebook.com/D111FILMSUS

HOSTS
Felipe Romero — Port Laredo, Communications & Marketing Executive
David Romero — D111 FILMS U.S.A., Executive Producer

Filmed in Laredo, Texas. Broadcast-grade production by D111 FILMS U.S.A.

#PortLaredo #TradeCorridor #Nearshoring #SupplyChain #USMexicoTrade

His company has moved freight across this border since 1913. Marcos Benavides, CEO of Brennan and Company, sits down with THE PORTCAST — live from the Port Laredo Global Trade Summit 2026 — to talk about what really happens at North America's Leading Trade Gateway.

Laredo just became the #1 port in America, moving $353B+ in trade a year — and most people have never heard the name. This is the corridor's story, told from the actual port by the people who've spent generations moving it.

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FOUNDING SPONSOR — BRENNAN AND COMPANY
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THE PORTCAST is proudly driven by Brennan and Company — Founding Sponsor of the launch series. Founded in Laredo in 1913, Brennan and Company is a trusted leader in cross-border logistics, freight forwarding, and customs brokerage between the U.S. and Mexico — more than a century moving the corridor. Our thanks to Marcos and the entire Brennan team for backing the corridor's voice from day one.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.brennangroup.com/about-us/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennanco/

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PORT LAREDO
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North America's Leading Trade Gateway.

🔗 Web: https://portlaredo.com/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/portlared...
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portlaredo/
🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/portlaredo

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PRODUCED BY D111 FILMS USA
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Broadcast-grade storytelling for the businesses moving North America. THE PORTCAST is a D111 Films USA production.

🔗 YouTube:    / @d111films 
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d111filmsusa/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-romero-7...
🔗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@d111filmsusa
🔗 Web: d111films.us

📩 For inquiries, send us an email: [email protected]

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ABOUT THE PORTCAST
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THE PORTCAST is the media voice of Port Laredo — North America's Leading Trade Gateway. Broadcast-grade conversations with the carriers, brokers, port officials, and decision-makers moving North American trade. Hosted by Felipe Romero & David Romero.

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