Scan Global Logistics Visits OPEN to Discuss Cooperation on Overseas Projects

As Chinese enterprises accelerate their global‑expansion pace, better cross‑border roll‑out and local implementation of industrial chains call for multi‑party collaboration.

On September 15, Allan Melgaard, Global CEO and Co‑Founder of Scan Global Logistics (SGL), Rickard Ingvarsson, CEO of Asia‑Pacific Region, Adam Fong, Managing Director of Greater China, Crystal Zhang, General Manager of Central China, and their entourage visited OPEN Group Headquarters. Chen Ming, Chairman of OPEN Group, Bao Aijun, Executive Vice‑President, Ye Fei, Vice‑President and other management team members received the guests. Both sides had in‑depth discussions covering overseas factory construction by Chinese enterprises, international‑project logistics and localised services.

SGL is a global integrated logistics enterprise. Adhering to the philosophy that “Logistics does not need to be complex”, it is committed to simplifying the logistics landscape for clients. SGL delivers end‑to‑end logistics solutions covering air freight, ocean freight, rail, road transport and warehousing. It currently has more than 6,000 logistics specialists across over 200 offices on six continents.

According to 2026 industry rankings, SGL ranks 22nd among global ocean freight forwarders (volume: 691,000 TEU), 24th among global air freight forwarders (volume: 212,000 tons), and 16th among European 3PL providers (2025 logistics revenue: USD 2.851 billion). It maintains a solid competitive position in the global freight forwarding sector.

The SGL team toured OPEN’s exhibition hall to learn about OPEN’s practices in structural innovation, industrial buildings and overseas projects. They fully recognized OPEN’s technical accumulation in the industrial‑building sector as well as its project‑execution capacity for expanding into overseas markets alongside Chinese enterprises in recent years.

Those with real overseas‑project experience will find that difficulties mostly arise during the on‑site implementation phase.

Taking OPEN’s actual experience from European projects as an example, one single project often requires the coordination of local design codes, domestic manufacturing, cross‑border transportation and oversea construction simultaneously. Faced with changes in design requirements, site conditions and project schedules, teams both at home and abroad need to respond promptly, adjust solutions, and ensure seamless interfaces among design, manufacturing and on‑site erection. Through multiple overseas‑project practices, the OPEN team has built up experience in handling complex scenarios and unexpected issues to guarantee the smooth delivery of overseas projects.

Complementary Cooperation for Win‑win Outcomes

OPEN boasts extensive experience in industrial‑building design, manufacturing, construction and project management, helping Chinese enterprises resolve challenges in overseas factory construction and project local implementation. Leveraging its global logistics network and local teams, SGL provides professional support for international transportation, project logistics and destination‑based services.

Both OPEN and SGL have long served clients including well‑known Chinese enterprises such as BYD, CATL and KDL. As these enterprises accelerate their global footprint, both parties are going global alongside their clients within their respective professional fields.

Both sides believe that this partnership features strong complementarity — OPEN brings engineering capabilities overseas, while SGL connects global logistics and local resources. By leveraging their respective strengths, the two parties can jointly help Chinese enterprises cope with complex and variable real‑world conditions in overseas projects, and achieve better synergy between engineering construction and logistics services throughout project implementation.

Going forward, both sides intend to further give play to their professional strengths in engineering construction and global logistics, enhance coordination of overseas resources, and explore more cooperation opportunities while jointly serving clients, so as to realize complementary advantages and mutual‑benefit win‑win results.