Private company

SDV

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French logistics company

SDV (SCAC (Société Commerciale d'Affrètement et de Combustibles) Delmas Vieljeux) is a logistics company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bolloré Group. It offers services including international transport, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, and supply chain management. With its headquarters in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France, the company runs a global network of 600 agencies and employs 35,800 workers in 102 countries.2 It ceased to exist in 1954.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1885Founded1
  • HeadquartersPuteaux1
  • Websitewww.sdv.com/Pages/SDV.aspx?SPSLanguage=FR
  • Legal formSociété à responsabilité limitée (sans autre indication)3
  • LEI969500OFSZPBR2E7Y2663
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address4 RUE JULES ANCEL, 76600 Le Havre, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 8113352153

SDV (SCAC (Société Commerciale d'Affrètement et de Combustibles) Delmas Vieljeux) is a logistics company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bolloré Group. It offers services including international transport, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, and supply chain management.2

Corporate structure

SDV is part of a group headed by Bolloré. 360 entities, 37 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

In 1885, SDV was formally established in France as a freight forwarder specializing in trade lanes from France to Africa. Since 1986, SDV has been the main logistics subsidiary of the Bolloré Group.

From Wikipedia’s article on SDV International Logistics, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Operations

It is divided into five main operating segments:

Multimodal Transport

Customs and Regulatory Compliance

Logistics

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Industrial Projects

Supply Chain

Services

The company offers services to industries such as Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Healthcare, Cosmetics and Perfumes, Fashion, Telecom and High Tech.

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

The acquisition of the Geis (now SDV Geis) network in Asia and the creation of SDV Geis Germany occurred in 2004. In 2005, SDV acquired India's SWG Logistics. In 2007, SDV also acquired JE Bernard in the United Kingdom to form a single operating organization under the name SDV UK Ltd.

More recently, SDV acquired the majority stake in Italian multimodal transport operator Getco, headquartered in Milan, Italy.

From Wikipedia’s article on SDV International Logistics, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1954Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1885Founded Founded1

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