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.

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.

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.

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).