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When COVID-19 caused lockdowns across ports worldwide and subsequent blank sailings, it hindered progress in various global projects of a solar tracker and components customer within the photovoltaic industry. Needing to press on, we stepped in to institute a custom solution that helped them overcome these challenges and resume projects to completion.

Complicated freight market? Get the latest market overview for air, ocean and rail freight for week 52 2022.

As part of the worldwide shipping and logistics network for the COVAX distribution, we were asked to arrange a flight from China to Belgium loaded with ultra-cold freezers headed for 21 African destinations. Facing the week-long shutdown of business due to China’s Golden

Our engineers are put to the test when moving a +150-ton heavy transformer to the remote regions of Mozambique calls for a never tried before solution. While the monsoon is closing in, threatening to delay delivery, 40 dedicated people work relentlessly to solve the unique challenge in a close cross-country collaboration.

Global logistics provider Scan Global Logistics (SGL) keeps a fast pace in pursuing its acquisition strategy. While SGL's recent acquisitions will strengthen its capabilities and service offerings within consumer electronics, the semiconductor industry and pharma & healthcare, now SGL picks up speed within automotive special logistics (ASL).

The ambitious global logistics provider, Scan Global Logistics (SGL), ramps up its European organization and network by acquiring two companies in the region. Acquiring Gelders Forwarding (Gelders), an air and ocean forwarder, will significantly scale SGL's airfreight services and enhance its presence in the technology sector. Meanwhile, Advection Logistics (Advection), a full-service logistics provider, becomes the first SGL office in Hungary and provides a platform for growth in the region.

At the start of this week, the local Shanghai government imposed a new lock-down and subsequently restrictions around the city of Shanghai. Inasmuch as restrictions are limited to specific areas and weekdays, we foresee a significant level of short-term disruption stemming from this situation.

Following our advisory issued yesterday, the situation continues to develop by the hour. As speculated, as a counter measure towards the western world sanctions, Russia has now closed Russian airspace for 36 specific countries, including all 27 EU countries, Canada and UK.