The strike between the United States Maritime Union (USMX) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is essentially over. Longshoremen are expected to return to work as early as today (Friday, October 4, 2024).

On October 1 2024, strike activity by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has been reported, impacting ports and terminals along the Gulf and Eastern Seaboard. We wish to provide you with an update and overview at this early hour.

Scan Global Logistics (SGL), the global logistics provider, continues its growth path in Latin America through a combination of new market entries, expansions and acquisitions. By opening new offices in Argentina and Colombia and improving service operations in Chile, Peru, and Mexico, the company is expanding product offerings and adding new competencies in new and existing locations. In addition, SGL recently signed the papers to acquire BLU Logistics in Brazil, a leading Brazilian freight forwarder that will add expertise mainly on the China and Southeast Asia trade lanes to SGL’s global network.

Several container carriers today announced major changes pertaining to the container alliance structure as of 1st February 2025, and we wish to provide you with an update and overview of these changes.

As Golden Week approaches in Greater China, we want to remind you of the upcoming holiday period.

Achieving the EcoVadis gold medal for our sustainability performance places us in the top 5 % globally among companies across industries.

Scan Global Logistics (SGL) continues its growth path in Latin America with the acquisition of Blu Logistics Brasil (Blu). The largest country in South America, Brazil is the world’s eighth-largest economy, holding immense potential for the global logistics provider. Blu Logistics was founded in 2013 and quickly established itself as a leading freight forwarder in Brazil, and boasting impressive growth rates of 27% and 47% in the last two years alone.

Our defined purpose at SGL is to make the world a little less complicated, and never has our purpose been more relevant, with ever constant volatility being present in all corners of our industry.

We are proud to announce that on Monday, July 29, 2024, our long-term and net-zero targets for 2050 were approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as one of only a few companies within the logistics industry. The approval means that SBTi confirms our efforts to achieve our targets align with the 1.5°C trajectory from the Paris agreement to reach net zero by 2050 or sooner. To new and existing customers with SBTi targets, the approval ensures a partnership with a leading sustainable logistics provider in decarbonising their supply chain.