Logística de almacén y distribución

Despite no shortage of political statements and media reports that an imminent opening of the Strait of Hormuz is close, the reality is that the strait remains effectively closed. The US launched Operation Freedom on 4 May to evacuate stranded commercial vessels in the Gulf; however, the initiative was shelved the following day, with the US announcing it would pause the operation at the request of the Pakistani government, citing progress in peace talks.

Entering week 4 of the war between the US/Israel and Iran, there are still no signs of an imminent ceasefire. While the operational impact on especially airfreight continues to minimise, it is clear that the effects are widespread and impactful. Much of the attention within the global transportation industry has, in the meantime, shifted to surging oil prices and the pain of same.

Following the military strike by the US-Israel on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliation on targeted US bases in the Middle East, between 28 February and 1 March 2026, we wish to provide you with an update on the short-term impact on global transportation and logistics flows.

While much attention during the last years has been on geopolitical impacts on the transportation and logistics industry, the industry itself this time created the headlines. News emerged on 16 February that German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd had struck a deal to acquire Israeli carrier ZIM, firmly cementing its 5th place ranking amongst global container carriers.

Scan Global Logistics (SGL), proveedor líder de servicios logísticos globales, se complace en anunciar la apertura de sus nuevas operaciones en Egipto. Esta expansión se alinea con la ambiciosa estrategia de crecimiento global de SGL y refuerza su presencia en uno de los mercados más estratégicos de la región.

Nuestros esfuerzos en sostenibilidad y logística baja en carbono han recibido la calificación "A", la máxima otorgada por el CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), la organización líder en economía sostenible e informes ambientales. Esta calificación reafirma nuestro compromiso constante con la reducción de nuestras propias emisiones de CO2 y las de nuestros clientes mediante la colaboración continua con proveedores y clientes a lo largo de la cadena de suministro.