SDV South Africa brand is born

In a move that has been hinted
at for some time, Bolloré
Africa Logistics has merged
its subsidiary companies
SAEL and SDV, effective since
April 1. The new entity is now
known as SDV South Africa.
“The objective of this
operation is to provide SAEL
and SDV clients both in
South Africa and across the
entire region with expertise
in logistics functions aimed
at industrial projects, in
handling freight forwarding
throughout Africa and setting
up multimodal and transit
services,” says managing
director of SDV South Africa
Ken McDonald.
South African clients can
tap into the resources of SDV,
which specialises in freight
forwarding within Europe,
the Middle East, the United
States and Southeast Asia, as
well as those of Bolloré Africa
Logistics, which offers an
integrated logistics network
and operates public-private
partnerships in Africa’s port
and rail sectors, he said.
SDV South Africa will be
an integral part of Bolloré
Africa Logistics, which has
a presence in 55 countries
worldwide, including 45 in
Africa, with a workforce of
25 000. It offers the full scope
of logistics-related services
and has five dedicated offices
in South Africa.