SDV Horoz: An Expert Freight Forwarder in Aerospace and Defence

SDV Horoz was founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Turkey’s logistics leader Horoz Logistics (Horoz Holdings) and the globally renowned French logistics company SDV International Logistics to supply air and sea freight forwarding, inland container transportation and special project cargo services. Through these services, SDV Horoz integrates Horoz Logistics’ other activities, such as international land freight forwarding, domestic full truck transportation, warehousing and distribution services. SDV Horoz, which provides solutions specific to the sector, is also a value-added subsidiary of Horoz Logistics, one of Turkey’s leading integrated logistics providers.

Thanks to its consistent growth since its establishment in 2000, SDV Horoz has an annual turnover of 100 million USD, and a freight forwarding volume of 115,000 TEU/year by sea, 5,000 tons/year by air, and 65,000 containers/year of domestic land. It is now the largest freight forwarder in Turkey, maintaining 540 offices in 96 countries across the world. It has handled large quantities of import shipping from the Far East and Europe and export shipping to Europe since its foundation, and has continued its growth in the emerging markets of Africa and the Middle East since 2009.  

Through expert logistics solutions developed together with its partner SDV Logistics, the company has registered major improvements in services provided for sectors such as aerospace and the defence industry that require specific logistics solutions, and sectors such as energy, construction, petroleum and mining requiring project cargo forwarding services.

SDV Horoz provides specific solutions for defence industry costumers by integrating the experiences of SDV Logistics, a leading organisation in global defence industry logistics, and Horoz Logistics’ 71-year logistic experience in Turkey. It is also highly efficient provider of specialist solutions to sectors such as project cargo forwarding, space and aviation, oil and gas. 

Defence industry-oriented SDV Horoz logistic products are designed to meet the all logistic requirements of government and private defence companies and can be employed in all relevant areas, from land vehicles to air and sea vehicles, and from munitions to space technology.

SDV Horoz adopts a personalized and adaptable approach to each project. Strict safety and security regulations require a reliable partner, whether this relates to handling sensitive and complex operational requirements or involvement in different industry sectors, such as aerospace, security, or naval and land forces.

As a global expert company in the logistics industry, SDV Horoz guarantees adaptable solutions in a complex international environment.

SDV Horoz offers tailor-made solutions to manufacturers in the defence industry, with a high level of expertise, a wide range of value-added services and a network of experts skilled in the sector’s supply chain in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, on the American continent and of course in Africa, where the group has more than 20,000 employees.

The Range of Defence & Security Services includes;

International air & sea transportation and domestic transportation

Chartering, sensitive procedures, aircraft on ground management (24/7/365)

Customs management and regulatory compliance for defence materials

Inventory management, open/covered storage & warehousing

Specific packaging

Supply and repair items order management

Quality control

Project management

Diplomatic bag

Lead logistics provider

Real time track & trace

Implementation of export compliance processes

Transportation of hazardous material

SDV Horoz attaches great importance to developing fruitful cooperation with companies and institutions in the defence and security field, and is keen to provide specific solutions to them with high quality service and reasonable and competitive prices.

SDV Horoz is recognized as a global expert and reliable partner in this sector as a result of wide experience gained from working closely with the major players in the defence and security industry, which represents a major competitive advantage for our customers. Our team of highly experienced individuals specialize in coordinating end-to-end solutions, allowing us to respond to routine logistical challenges as well as urgent matters in theatres of operations.