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DSV opens in Indianapolis

DSV has opened an office in Indianapolis, a new location for both itself and its recent takeover target, UTi. Six employees, including two from UTi, are located there and business is expected to grow, especially in energy, agriculture, engineering and industrial machinery.   [+]

DSV completes UTi acquisition

Danish forwarder DSV has completed its acquisition of US-owned UTi, first announced in October last year. As previously announced, the deal was worth around US$1.35 billion. California-headquartered UTi is described by DSV as “a global, asset-light supply chain services and logistics company” with estimated annual revenue of $3.5 billion, offering air, ... [+]

DSV buys UTi

Danish forwarder DSV is to acquire US-owned Uti, for about US$1.35 billion, or $7.10 in cash per ordinary share. Talk in the market has been circulating for some time that Uti was looking for a buyer, with DSV named as the likely suitor. DSV says the move will considerably strengthen ... [+]

DSV more polishes up its Polish service

DSV can now offer direct services to all parts of Poland, following the introduction of new routes to Gdansk and Poznan. The operator already serves Warsaw, Wroclaw and Łódź. Following the acquisition of Frans Maas in 2006 and its merger with ABX in 2008, DSV says it has grown into ... [+]

DSV revamps LCL services

Freight forwarder DSV says it is investing in its less-than-containerload (LCL) seafreight services people and processes “to take them to a new level”. Newly appointed director of LCL, Claus Jensen, says he wants to increase the range of LCL services as well as redefine and strengthen procedures. He says that, until ... [+]

DSV offers double-manned daily in the North

DSV is extending its double-manned next-day road services with a daily operation between its northern UK hub in Manchester to its north European hub at Waddinxveen in the Netherlands. Departure is at 21.00 from either end. Not only is the service faster but with fewer stops and two pairs of ... [+]

DSV is not buying us, says UTi

US-based logistics company Uti has played down a report that it is being sold to Danish-based DSV. The Bloomberg news agency reported on 3 December that UTi is in "advanced talks to sell itself to DSV A/S". The US firm said, however: “Although UTi can confirm that exploratory conversations have taken ... [+]

New key account manager for DSV Road

DSV Road UK has appointed its northern regional sales manager, Rebekah Kemp, as head of key account management. She joined DSV as a branch manager in 2008 and will now lead the development of key accounts across the UK supported by two new key account managers, Rupert Parry Jones and ... [+]

A flying leap to Scandinavia

DSV Road has launched a DSV Daily Flyer express road service between the UK and Scandinavia that will eventually be rolled out across Europe. The service, operated by vehicles with two drivers, will reduce transit times by between 24 and 48 hours compared to the standard service. It offers same ... [+]

Talk to the experts

DSV is offering expert advice to traders visiting its stand at the Multimodal exhibition, at the NEC, Birmingham, 29 April – 1 May. When items as seemingly innocuous as perfumes, dyes or plastics can be classified as ‘hazardous’, businesses can easily fall foul of the regulations when exporting or importing goods. ... [+]

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