DSV Turners Shipping
This profile’s on-file data records the company as “DSV Turners Shipping,” registered in South Africa, with no Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) registration number captured, an on-file incorporation date of 1 January 1918, and a status recorded as Active. No CIPC filing could be independently checked to confirm this registration number, incorporation date or status, because no registration number is on file for this entity. The website supplied for this profile, turnersshipping.co.za, is the official site of a freight management and logistics company trading as Turners Shipping, part of the privately held Turner Group of Companies, headquartered in Durban, South Africa. Turners Shipping’s own website and the Turner Group’s own website, turners.co.za, both describe the underlying business as tracing back to 1896, when a Scottish immigrant, David Turner, established himself as a customs clearing agent at the Port of Durban; neither official source refers to a 1918 date, so the accuracy of the on-file 1918 incorporation date could not be confirmed against these sources (see the incorporation-date question in the FAQ below). Turners Shipping’s own website describes its principal activities as air, sea and road freight forwarding, customs clearing and brokerage, project freight, cargo insurance, trade finance, and warehousing and distribution, together with training services, operating from offices across South Africa, including Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria, Sasolburg and Tarlton, and in Botswana, alongside wider African and international freight networks. Turners Shipping describes itself as a Level 2 contributor under South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment programme and reports more than 200 employees; no independently filed revenue figure specific to this entity was located for any reporting period. No verified corporate or ownership relationship between this entity and the Danish logistics group DSV A/S was found in DSV’s own published acquisition history or in the Turner Group’s own company materials; the “DSV” element of the on-file company name could not be reconciled against these sources (see the DSV-relationship question in the FAQ below).
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Shareholders
Shareholders of DSV Turners Shipping
No shareholders are listed in the on-file data for this company; the on-file record instead carries a general note that South African companies file beneficial-ownership information with the CIPC under the Companies Act. No CIPC registration number is on file for this entity, and no CIPC beneficial-ownership or shareholder filing could be independently located or checked without one. Company materials published by the freight and logistics business operating at the on-file website, turnersshipping.co.za, describe it as part of a privately held group, the Turner Group of Companies, which its own website states has remained under the control of the Cochrane-Murray family since the early twentieth century. No source reviewed for this profile discloses a specific shareholder register, individual shareholding percentages, or share classes for the entity named on this profile. As of 17 September 2026, shareholder information for this company is assessed as Not found.
Data availability
Shareholder and beneficial-ownership disclosure is required of South African companies under the Companies Act but is filed with the CIPC rather than published on open company or group websites, so it could not be verified here without a CIPC registration number for this specific entity. This should not be read as evidence that the company has no shareholders or beneficial owners.
Sources
On-file company dataset; Turner Group of Companies official website, turners.co.za, retrieved 17 September 2026; Turners Shipping official website, turnersshipping.co.za, retrieved 17 September 2026.
Officers
Directors and officers of DSV Turners Shipping
No director or officer records are held on file for this company; the on-file data instead carries a general note that officer information is not available for this jurisdiction in the source dataset. No CIPC registration number is on file for this entity, so no CIPC director filing could be independently checked. The Turner Group of Companies’ own official website names Conrad Cochrane-Murray as the Group’s current chief executive and describes a family leadership succession running from David Turner (1896-1909) through John Cochrane-Murray and Ian Cochrane-Murray (1946-1999) to Conrad Cochrane-Murray; these roles are described at the level of the Turner Group as a whole, and this profile could not confirm that any of these individuals is a formally appointed director or officer of the specific legal entity described on this profile, so none is presented here as an officer of this entity. No other named director, secretary or legal representative of this entity was identified from official sources. Nationality is not disclosed for any individual named above.
Data availability
Officer information for this company is assessed as Not found at the level of the specific legal entity on this profile. South Africa’s CIPC does publish director information for registered companies, but this could not be checked without a registration number on file. Group-level leadership information found on the Turner Group’s own website should not be read as a confirmed officer list for this entity.
Sources
On-file company dataset; Turner Group of Companies official website, turners.co.za, retrieved 17 September 2026.
Group Structure
Group structure of DSV Turners Shipping
No parent, subsidiary or ownership linkage is recorded in the on-file data for this company. Official company websites reviewed for this profile indicate that the freight and logistics business operating at the on-file website, turnersshipping.co.za, trades as Turners Shipping and is presented, on the Turner Group of Companies’ own official website (turners.co.za), as one of several companies within that privately held group, alongside related businesses named Turners Forwarding, Turners Trade Finance, Turners Training Academy, Turners Conferences, XL Turners Travel, Turners DMC and Turners Secretariat. No CIPC registration numbers or ownership percentages for the Turner Group or for any of these related companies were available from the sources reviewed, so this relationship is presented as an affiliate grouping based on the companies’ own published materials rather than as a verified parent-subsidiary structure with confirmed ownership percentages. Separately, this profile’s on-file company name includes “DSV,” a name also used by the large, publicly listed Danish logistics group DSV A/S. DSV A/S’s own official corporate history page, reviewed for this profile, lists its major acquisitions since 1989 and does not mention Turners Shipping, the Turner Group, or any South African acquisition matching this entity. No official filing, announcement or other authoritative source confirming a parent, subsidiary, joint-venture or agency relationship between this entity and DSV A/S was located. This relationship is therefore treated as a possible relationship (unverified), and should not be read as confirming that this entity is owned by, or otherwise part of, the DSV A/S group.
Data availability
Corporate-linkage information for this company is assessed as Not found for a verified parent or ownership percentage. An affiliate grouping with other Turner Group companies is indicated by the companies’ own official websites, but without registry-confirmed ownership percentages this is not presented as a verified subsidiary relationship. The apparent connection to DSV A/S implied by the on-file company name could not be verified from DSV’s own published corporate history or from the Turner Group’s own materials.
Sources
On-file company dataset; Turner Group of Companies official website, turners.co.za, retrieved 17 September 2026; Turners Shipping official website, turnersshipping.co.za, retrieved 17 September 2026; DSV A/S official corporate history page, dsv.com/en/about-dsv/history, retrieved 17 September 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is DSV Turners Shipping?
DSV Turners Shipping is the on-file name for a company registered in South Africa. The website supplied for this profile, turnersshipping.co.za, is the official site of a freight management and logistics company trading as Turners Shipping, part of the privately held Turner Group of Companies based in Durban, South Africa.
Where is DSV Turners Shipping registered and based?
The on-file country for this company is South Africa. Turners Shipping's own website lists operating offices in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria, Sasolburg and Tarlton, plus an office in Botswana. No specific registered office address or CIPC registration number is on file for this profile.
Was DSV Turners Shipping really incorporated on 1 January 1918?
This could not be confirmed. The on-file incorporation date for this profile is 1 January 1918, but neither Turners Shipping's own website nor the Turner Group of Companies' own website (turners.co.za) mentions 1918. Both official sources instead describe the underlying business as founded in 1896, when David Turner established himself as a customs clearing agent at the Port of Durban. No CIPC record could be checked because no registration number is on file, so this profile cannot confirm whether 1918 is an accurate incorporation date, a placeholder value, or reflects a later formal incorporation of a business that had already been trading since 1896. The exact day and month of any 1896 or 1918 event were not found in the sources reviewed.
Is DSV Turners Shipping owned by DSV A/S, the Danish logistics group?
No verified ownership or corporate relationship between this entity and DSV A/S was found. DSV A/S's own official corporate history page lists its major acquisitions since 1989 (including UTi Worldwide in 2016, Panalpina in 2019, Agility's Global Integrated Logistics business in 2021, and Schenker in 2025) and does not mention Turners Shipping, the Turner Group, or a matching South African acquisition. The company operating the on-file website presents itself, on its own and its parent group's official websites, as part of the independently and privately held Turner Group of Companies, with no reference to DSV. The 'DSV' element of the on-file company name is therefore treated as a possible relationship (unverified) rather than a confirmed one.
What group or parent company does Turners Shipping belong to?
Turners Shipping's own website and the Turner Group of Companies' own website (turners.co.za) both present Turners Shipping as one of several companies within the privately held Turner Group, alongside related businesses such as Turners Forwarding, Turners Trade Finance, Turners Training Academy, Turners Conferences, XL Turners Travel, Turners DMC and Turners Secretariat. No registration numbers or ownership percentages for these entities were available, so this is presented as an affiliate grouping rather than a verified parent-subsidiary structure.
Who are the directors or officers of DSV Turners Shipping?
No director or officer information is available on file for this specific legal entity, and none could be independently verified because no CIPC registration number is on file. The Turner Group of Companies' own website names Conrad Cochrane-Murray as the Group's current chief executive, but this is a group-level role that this profile could not confirm applies to the specific entity named here, so it is not presented as a confirmed officer of this entity.
Who are the shareholders of DSV Turners Shipping?
No shareholders are disclosed on file for this company, and no CIPC beneficial-ownership filing could be checked without a registration number. Available company materials describe the wider Turner Group as a privately held, family-associated business, but no specific shareholder register or ownership percentages for this entity were found. Shareholder availability is assessed as Not found.
What is the registration number of DSV Turners Shipping?
No registration number is on file for this company, and no CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) filing could be independently located to supply one during this research.
What is the current registry status of DSV Turners Shipping?
The on-file status is Active. This could not be independently re-verified against a CIPC filing because no registration number is on file. An active status, where confirmed, does not by itself indicate that the company is currently trading.
Does DSV Turners Shipping have subsidiaries?
No subsidiaries of this specific entity were verified. The company operating the on-file website is itself presented, by its own and its parent group's official websites, as one of several affiliated companies within the Turner Group of Companies, rather than as a holding company with its own subsidiaries.
What does Turners Shipping actually do?
According to its own website, Turners Shipping provides air, sea and road freight forwarding, customs clearing and brokerage, project freight, cargo insurance, trade finance, and warehousing and distribution services, together with logistics training, operating across South Africa and into Botswana, Africa and international markets.
How many employees does Turners Shipping have?
Turners Shipping's own website reports more than 200 employees. No independently filed employee count specific to a stated reporting year was located for this entity.
Is Turners Shipping listed on a stock exchange?
No. The sources reviewed describe Turners Shipping as a privately held company within the privately held Turner Group of Companies, with no stock-exchange listing or ticker identified.
What is the source and date of the research behind this profile?
This profile's external research was carried out on 17 September 2026, drawing on Turners Shipping's official website (turnersshipping.co.za), the Turner Group of Companies' official website (turners.co.za), and DSV A/S's official corporate history page (dsv.com/en/about-dsv/history). No CIPC (South African company registry) filing could be reviewed because no registration number is on file for this entity.