DSV (company)

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DSV A/S

Company type	Aktieselskab
Traded as	Nasdaq Copenhagen: DSV
Industry	Transport and logistics
Founded	1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Headquarters	Hedehusene, Denmark
Key people	Jens Lund (Group CEO), Thomas Plenborg (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Services	Air, sea and road transport, freight forwarding, contract logistics
Revenue	DKK 235,665 million (2022)
Operating income	DKK 25,204 million (2022)
Net income	DKK 17,671 million (2022)
Total assets	DKK 159,045 million (2022)
Total equity	DKK 71,741 million (2022)
Number of employees	76,000 (FTE, end 2022)
Divisions	Air & Sea, Road, Solutions
Website	www.dsv.com
Footnotes / references investor.dsv.com

DSV A/S^[1] is a Danish transport and logistics company offering global transport services by road, air, sea and train. Since its foundation in 1976 by nine independent Danish hauliers, the company has achieved rapid expansion and international presence, predominantly through a series of strategic competitor acquisitions, some of the most important ones being Samson Transport (1997), DFDS Dan Transport Group (2000), J.H.Bachmann (2004), Frans Maas (2006), ABX LOGISTICS (2008), UTi Worldwide, Inc. (2016), Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG (2019) and Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) (2021).

With headquarters in Hedehusene (near Copenhagen), Denmark, and offices in more than 80 countries, DSV employs 74,000 people, including temporary workers and collaborates with partners and agents globally.^[1] The company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen (Copenhagen Stock Exchange) and included in the OMXC25 index as one of the 25 most traded stocks.^[2]

The company is structured in three divisions, Road, Air & Sea, and Solutions. Its main activities lie within road transport (trucking) networks in Europe, North America and South Africa, global air and sea freight forwarding business, and contract logistics across the globe. As part of an asset-light financial strategy to maintain fixed costs at a minimum and be able to quickly respond to market fluctuations, the group does not own any ships or aeroplanes and only a relatively small fleet of trucks and trailers.^[1]

Jens Lund became CEO in February 2024. In 2022, the company reported a net revenue of DKK 235,665 million.^[1]