OPTIMISING LOGISTICS IN
THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION SDV is a global leader in IT based logistics solutions and supply-chain management. Philip Yorke looks at a company that is optimising its opportunities for growth in the Asia Pacific region and its recent move into the emerging Myanmar market.
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DV was established in 1885 in France as a freight forwarder that specialised in serving the trade lanes between France and Africa. However, since 1986 it has been the main logistics subsidiary of the International Bolloré Group. Today SDV is a leading global logistics and supply-chain management company that offers a diverse range of specialised business services that include international transport, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution and supply-chain management via IT-based logistics solutions. SDV Asia Pacific regional headquarters are based in Singapore, where the group employs
over 1,000 people, and invested over 50 million SGD recently in a LEED platinum standard Green Logistics Warehouse. SDV operates in Asia Pacific in 24 countries, with its own full-fledged offices, and its activities are divided into six main business segments: Logistics, Supply Chain, Multimodal transport, Customs and regulatory compliance and Industrial projects. The Group operates over 120,000 sqm of logistics facilities in Singapore, all complementing the vertical approach towards specific industries (aerospace, healthcare, flavor and fragrances, cosmetics, luxury retail, oil & gas, as well as Industry Europe 159
