What Groupe Deslog does

Groupe Deslog is a privately held, family-founded international logistics and transport group headquartered in Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village, in northern France near Calais and Dunkirk. It organizes multimodal freight — road (own fleet plus chartered), air, and sea — alongside value-added logistics, customs clearance, cotton quality control, maritime consignment, and fiscal representation, plus warehousing with ambient and temperature-controlled options, order preparation, co-packing, cross-docking, and handling. It also offers special industrial packaging (moisture-proof, shock-proof, approved export crates). The group is structured as a holding company controlling 27 wholly-owned subsidiaries across 11 countries (France, UK, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Morocco, Mauritius, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia) supported by a network of 150 active agents covering 170 countries, with a stated 4,000+ customers and 600+ employees and revenue exceeding €160M.

Core operational technology combines owned-fleet operations with international freight forwarding and three notable capability layers: real-time geolocation tracking and reporting on own transport (enabling direct control and reporting for shippers); a connected Warehouse Management System providing traceability, rolling inventories, and storage on modern platforms; and multimodal transport organization that integrates internal fleet capacity with chartered air, sea, and road capacity into a single managed offer. The group sustains this footprint via the 13,000 m² La Turquerie warehouse (inaugurated 2025) between Calais and Dunkerque, plus SROAD Logistic's Le Havre container facility acquired in February 2026.

Commercially, Deslog sells through a quote-based, direct sales model: clients request quotes via website forms or phone, with experts designing customized solutions and serving as a single point of contact spanning multiple service lines. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is project-specific. Marketing is modest — corporate website (French/English), LinkedIn, Facebook, and industry trade shows (e.g., Top Transport Europe). The customer segmentation is horizontal, serving any business with international or complex multi-modal logistics requirements (SMEs and mid-caps most explicitly).

Name

Groupe Deslog

Legal name

DESLOG

Website

https://groupe-deslog.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Groupe Deslog is a privately held international logistics and transport group headquartered in Téteghem, France. It serves over 4,000 clients across 11 countries through 27 subsidiaries and 150 agents, offering road, sea, and air freight, warehousing, customs services, and special packaging.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (493110), General Warehousing and Storage (49311)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Warehousing / Dedicated Warehousing (Dry) (TLALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Packaging, Repackaging & Co-Packing Services (TLAIAAAG), Vendor Management & Purchase Order (PO) Consolidation (TLACALAI), Value-Added Warehousing Services (Kitting, Labeling, Repack, Light Assembly) (TLALAAAL)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Multimodal transport services
• Warehousing and storage
• Customs clearance services
• Special industrial packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Téteghem

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transport services: International freight transport services including road (own fleet and chartered), air freight, sea freight, and multimodal transport. Revenue generated through service fees for transport organization, either via owned operations or as freight forwarder/commission agent.
2. Logistics services: Value-added logistics services including customs clearance, cotton quality control, maritime consignment, and tax representation. Professional services revenue stream.
3. Storage and warehousing: Modern warehouse storage services with ambient or controlled temperatures, order preparation, co-packing, cross-docking, and handling services.
4. Special packaging: Custom packaging solutions including industrial packaging, fragile product handling, moisture-proof and shock-proof solutions, and approved export crates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Groupe Deslog is an international transport and logistics operator that organizes multimodal freight movement (road via own fleet and chartering, air freight, sea freight, and combined multimodal transport) and delivers complementary value-added services including customs clearance, cotton quality control, maritime consignment, fiscal representation, modern warehouse storage (ambient and temperature-controlled), order preparation, co-packing, cross-docking, handling, and special packaging (industrial, fragile, moisture-proof, shock-proof, export crates). Its offerings are sold to SMEs and mid-caps through customized, quote-based contracts supported by 27 subsidiaries and an agent network covering 170 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Organization (Organisation de transport) International multimodal freight organization covering road transport via owned fleet and chartered carriers, air freight, sea freight, and combined multimodal transport. Designed for SMEs, mid-caps, and international businesses needing flexible, end-to-end cross-border movement of goods with a single point of contact.
• Logistics and Customs Services (Services logistiques et Douanes) Value-added logistics and customs services including customs clearance, fiscal/tax representation, cotton quality control, and maritime consignment. Targeted at import/export operators and international businesses requiring trade compliance, regulatory support, and commodity-specific handling.
• Warehousing and Handling (Entreposage et manutention) Modern warehousing and material handling services including ambient and temperature-controlled storage, order preparation, co-packing, cross-docking, and handling. Backed by a connected Warehouse Management System (WMS) with traceability and rolling inventories (FIFO/LIFO). Designed for retailers, manufacturers, and distributors needing storage capacity, inventory visibility, and value-added handling.
• Special Packaging (Emballages et conditionnements spéciaux) Custom packaging solutions including industrial packaging, fragile product handling, moisture-proof and shock-proof solutions, and approved export crates. Targeted at manufacturers, exporters, and shippers whose goods require protective packaging to meet safety, compliance, and performance standards during transport and storage.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years of experience in international freight transport
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SROAD LogisticcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Strategic acquisition of SROAD Logistic, specialist in road transport and container storage at Le Havre. Located at Grand Port Maritime du Havre (France's leading container port), SROAD brings expertise in containerized cargo flow management and import/export operations. Integration strengthens Deslog's ability to offer comprehensive logistics solutions tailored to international trade challenges.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dachser: German family-owned logistics company with road, air and sea freight forwarding plus warehousing. Similar family-business DNA, European mid-cap focus and integrated road-plus-warehouse model make Dachser a close comparable to Deslog's structure and customer profile.
• ID Logistics: French contract logistics specialist managing warehousing, co-packing and multi-country distribution. Overlaps directly with Deslog on contract warehousing, value-added services and international multi-client operations, with comparable revenue scale.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global logistics operator offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution and customs services. Directly comparable to Deslog as a domestic French 3PL serving mid-cap and enterprise international shippers across multimodal transport.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL offering freight management, contract logistics and ground transport solutions; controlled by CMA CGM, the ocean carrier. Provides a comparable multimodal forwarding + warehousing proposition with a particular strength in containerised cargo that mirrors Deslog's SROAD Logistic line.

Broad incumbents

• GLS (General Logistics Systems): European parcel and logistics services provider active across road transport, warehousing and cross-border distribution. Comparable to Deslog in European road-based network coverage and B2B logistics focus, but operating at materially larger parcel scale.
• XPO Logistics: European and North American road transport and contract logistics operator (post GXO spin-off). Overlaps with Deslog on European less-than-truckload, dedicated transport and warehousing for industrial and consumer customers.
• DB Schenker: European-headquartered global logistics provider combining land transport, air and ocean freight, and contract logistics. Competes with Deslog on European road freight forwarding, customs and warehousing services.
• DSV: Danish global transport and logistics provider with a strong European road, air and sea freight network built through serial acquisitions of mid-sized forwarders. A natural strategic acquirer of groups like Deslog and the clearest external comparable for the roll-up playbook Deslog itself is executing.
• Kuehne+Nagel: World's largest sea and air freight forwarder with integrated contract logistics. Operates broadly in the same international forwarding + warehousing space as Deslog, with massive scale advantages but a less focused mid-cap/SME target segment.
• DHL Global Forwarding (Deutsche Post DHL): DHL's air, ocean and road freight forwarding division plus Supply Chain contract logistics arm. Directly overlaps with Deslog's multimodal transport, customs brokerage and warehousing services but at several multiples of scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groupedeslog
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deslog-groupe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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