By investing in strengthening its structure in Latin America, Scan Global Logistics (SGL) expands its presence in one of the emerging regions of the world, which has great economic potential and a strategic geographical position in relation to North America and the Asia-Pacific region.
Jörn Schmersahl, CEO for Latin America, details the organization's strategy:
“Latin America has immense potential and expanding our regional presence with Argentina, Colombia and Brazil is a strategic investment. At the same time, we are strengthening the capabilities of our teams in Mexico, Chile and Peru. Through greater local knowledge and experience, we respond to customer needs and preferences more efficiently and offer better solutions and customized logistics services. This allows our local and global customers to make more informed decisions to improve and optimize their supply chains. In addition, the expanded structure of SGL LATAM will contribute to the requirements of the entire SGL network.”
In addition to strengthening SGL's global and regional network, increasing local presence will also improve the company's network with neighboring countries, such as Uruguay and Paraguay. Thus, customers will benefit from expanded cross-border logistics solutions, facilitated customs clearance, storage, and national and international road transport services.
Throughout Latin America, SGL provides services to clients in the areas of aid and assistance, energy, pharmaceuticals, industrial projects, automotive industry, FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), food and additives, technology and manufacturing, among others.
Allan Melgaard, Global CEO of SGL, comments on the planned investments for the region:
“Latin America is an extremely interesting market, with a young and growing population, rising purchasing power and a diverse range of sectors and customers, which makes it an excellent choice for our company. We are determined to continue investing in developing a strong presence in the region to provide comprehensive and competitive logistics solutions to our customers.”
Additional markets will provide customers with better solutions with greater flexibility:
- A Argentina (headquarters in Buenos Aires)It has a robust logistics infrastructure with a well-developed port, airport, and railway system. The country's main ports along the Atlantic Ocean offer both local and global reach services. Combined with cross-border services for Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia, customers will have even more benefits in import and export. The country offers excellent connectivity and strategic advantage for companies in the process of expanding and regionalizing their operations.
- A Colombia (headquarters in Bogotá)It has ports on the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, with higher profitability from these operations, turning the country into a strategic springboard for Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas, as well as an entry point for other South American countries. With its extensive networks of Free Zones in all ports and major cities (Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín), Colombia is the perfect location for distribution across the South American continent.
- THEBrazil (headquarters in Sao Paulo)has one of the longest coastlines in the world, with many deep-water ports, providing an ideal port infrastructure for international trade, as well as road connections with neighboring countries. SGL recently acquired Blu Logistics Brasil, a company specialized in commercial routes between China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. He is a key local player in air and sea logistics, with impressive growth rates of 27% and 47% over the past two years. This acquisition will provide SGL with a robust operational platform, enabling the company to expand its regional presence and offer better services to clients worldwide.
No Chileand noMexicoThe SGL teams now include new qualified specialists in the air and maritime sectors, operating from Santiago (Chile) and Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara (Mexico). Furthermore, SGL Mexico is strengthening its operations at the northern border, in cooperation with SGL USA.
