L V Shipping

What L V Shipping does

L V Shipping, operating commercially as Royal Dutch LV Logistics, is a family-owned, full-service logistics provider founded in 1921 in the Netherlands (originally as J. Lensveld & Sons). The company operates a global network of more than 40 offices across four continents—Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East/Caspian region—with wholly-owned subsidiaries in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the US, and Brazil. Core services span international freight forwarding (ocean, air, road, rail), project logistics for heavy lift and out-of-gauge cargo, contract warehousing and e-fulfillment (including a 22,000 m² facility at Rotterdam-Maasvlakte and 72,000 sq ft at Singapore's Jurong Logistics Hub), customs management, and supply chain consultancy.

The technology backbone is SOLV, a proprietary 100% cloud-based logistics platform providing integrated TMS, WMS, track-and-trace across all transport modes, route optimization, automated CO2 emissions tracking, customer/vendor portals, and compliance/sanctions screening with API connectivity to shipping lines, ERP systems, web shops, and PowerBI for analytics. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-fee-based freight forwarding, project logistics (premium-priced specialized operations), managed warehousing services, and professional-services customs brokerage—predominantly via quote-based B2B pricing for enterprise clients in oil & gas (primary), construction, mining, renewable energy, automotive, pharmaceutical, retail/e-commerce, and refractory ceramics. Distribution is through owned offices plus a long-standing Scandinavia channel partnership with Logi Trans AS.

Commercial positioning is anchored on the company's 100+ year heritage, its 2021 Dutch Royal Warrant, ISO 9001/14001/45001 and AEO certifications, and a project logistics team with over 200 years of combined experience. GTM combines enterprise field sales with dedicated account management, digital quotation request forms, and global brand sponsorship (Team Picnic PostNL cycling, Middlesbrough FC). The company is registered as LV Shipping Limited in England & Wales and is controlled by the founding family with no disclosed external private equity ownership.

Name

L V Shipping

Legal name

LV Shipping Limited

Website

https://lv-logistics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

L V Shipping (Royal Dutch LV Logistics) is a family-owned, full-service logistics provider operating 40+ offices across four continents, offering freight forwarding, project logistics, warehousing, and customs services to enterprise clients primarily in oil & gas, construction, and renewable energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Cargo Air Freight Forwarding (Airport-to-Airport / Door-to-Door) (TLACAAAA), Breakbulk, Ro-Ro & Chartering (Heavy-Lift Vessels, Barges, Specialized Aircraft) (TLAIAKAC), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Project logistics solutions
• Warehousing and storage
• Customs clearance services
• Heavy lift transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Felixstowe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices37 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding: International freight forwarding services including ocean freight, air freight, road transport, and rail transport. Revenue is generated through service fees based on shipment volume, weight, and complexity.
2. Warehousing & Storage: State-of-the-art warehousing solutions including e-fulfillment, bulk fulfillment, Amazon fulfillment (FBA/FBM), and customs storage. Revenue generated through storage fees, handling charges, and fulfillment service fees.
3. Project Logistics: Complex logistics operations for large-scale projects including delivery of materials and machines to remote locations, heavy lift operations, and multimodal transport. Premium pricing for specialized expertise and equipment.
4. Customs Management Solutions: Customs clearance, compliance services, fiscal representation, and duty management. Revenue through service fees for customs brokerage and consultancy.
5. Transportation Services: Own fleet of trucks and trailers for road transport, including distribution driving and specialized transport services. Revenue through transportation fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

L V Shipping (Royal Dutch LV Logistics) is a full-service B2B logistics provider delivering international freight forwarding by air, ocean, road and rail, warehousing and e-fulfilment, project and heavy-lift logistics, customs brokerage, and supply chain consultancy. Services are executed through 40+ owned offices and dedicated agents worldwide and orchestrated by SOLV, the company's proprietary cloud logistics platform.

Product overview

LV Logistics operates as a full-service logistics provider offering a comprehensive suite of services under its global network of over 35 offices. The core offering includes freight forwarding (air, sea, road, and rail), warehousing and storage, project logistics, and customs management. The company's proprietary SOLV cloud platform serves as the central technology layer powering shipment tracking, route optimization, CO2 emissions tracking, customer and vendor portals, compliance screening, and workflow automation. Services are delivered through a network of owned offices and dedicated agents across Europe, Asia, Middle East, Americas, and Caspian regions, with specialized solutions for industries including oil and gas, construction, automotive, pharmaceutical, retail, renewable energy, and mining.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SOLV Cloud Logistics Platform Proprietary cloud logistics platform integrating TMS, WMS, track & trace, route optimisation, automated CO2 emissions tracking, customer portal, vendor portal, compliance/sanctions screening, and workflow automation with API connections to shipping lines, screening platforms, customer ERPs and web shop platforms. Used by LV's enterprise clients to manage shipments, request quotes, generate reports, view invoices and maintain address books.
• Air Freight

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 offices worldwide providing global coverage with local expertise
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Team Picnic PostNL (formerly Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Official sponsor and logistics partner of professional cycling team. Partnership announced in 2022. Team competes worldwide providing global brand visibility. Both parties collaborate on sustainability through Trees for All non-profit organization planting trees to compensate CO2 emissions.
• Middlesbrough Football ClubcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2016Sponsor of Middlesbrough FC since 2016/17 season. Premium partner since 2023/24 with executive box at Riverside Stadium for corporate hospitality. Pitch-facing advertising visible to massive audience: over 170 territories, 950+ million households, 150+ million in UK alone.
• Logi Trans AScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1994Long-standing partnership since 1994 for door-to-door trailer operations between UK, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Netherlands. Started with routes between west coast of Norway and Teesside/Aberdeen for oil and gas equipment. Expanded to include routes to Denmark (2019), Oslo Fjord area, and Sweden (2020). UK terminals in Aberdeen and Immingham (ERTS customs approved); Norway terminals in Tananger, Bergen, Larvik; Sweden terminal in Gothenburg; Denmark terminal in Herning. Fleet includes Mega Curtainside trailers and Open Step Deck trailers with real-time tracking.
• Trees for AllminorOthersNon-profit partnership for CO2 compensation through tree planting. LV Logistics contributes to planting more than 5 million trees and bushes in Netherlands and abroad as part of sustainability initiatives.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Family-owned German global forwarder with comparable mid-size scale, multimodal air/ocean/road services, project logistics expertise, and similar regional concentration in Europe and emerging markets. Closest like-for-like comparison in size and heritage.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and project logistics across O&G, automotive and consumer verticals. Direct multi-modal competitor with overlapping solutions and customer base.
• Kerry Logistics Network: Asia-rooted global forwarder with strong intra-Asia forwarding, warehousing and project logistics capabilities, directly competing in Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and project cargo where LV is now expanding.
• Agility Logistics: Kuwait-based global forwarder with deep Caspian/Middle East networks (Agility has historical strength in CIS) and similar O&G/industrial project logistics focus. Closest large competitor in LV's Caspian/CIS geographies.
• Röhlig Logistics: Mid-sized German family-influenced forwarder with strong sea/air freight, project logistics and contract logistics across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Highly comparable in size, heritage and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson: Large US-headquartered 3PL with global freight forwarding and managed services. Direct competitor in LV's US and cross-border road freight operations and in contract logistics accounts.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Global air and ocean freight forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, dominant in Europe. Competes head-to-head with LV in airfreight at Schiphol, ocean freight at Rotterdam/Maasvlakte and customs clearance.
• Expeditors International: US-listed global forwarder focused on air and ocean freight forwarding, strongest in transpacific and intra-Asia trade lanes, competing with LV in Vietnam, Singapore and US operations.
• Kuehne + Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with strong sea, air, contract logistics and integrated IT platforms. Sets the pricing and capacity benchmark LV is benchmarked against, particularly in ocean and contract logistics.
• DSV A/S: Larger Danish-headquartered global forwarder and now the world's largest forwarder post-Schenker acquisition. Competes across every LV service line but at meaningfully greater scale, contracting power and digital platform maturity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance16 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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