Innovative shipowner for more than a century

The LDA group history:
Between 1893 with its first general cargo vessels navigating the Black Sea and today, with its fleet of bulkcarriers up to 180,000 DWT that sail the oceans of the world, the name Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has continuously imposed its mark on the history of international maritime transport.

LDA Values: Expertise, innovation and ability to react :
A professionnal and innovative shipowner contributing decisively to the technical and commercial changes in the shipping industry. A shipowner able to respond to shippers' requirements and take on the most difficult logistic challenges. A shipowner with a strong sense of responsability and duty whose name inspires total confidence worldwide ("My word is my bond").

A leading role in the international maritime industry :
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs ('LDA') is a family-owned France-based company of international reputation. LDA has achieved solid alliances and built up a network of diversified subsidiaries. Whether under its own name, or through its subsidiaries – CETRAGPA, LD LINES, LD TRAVOCEAN, OMS, ALDA MARINE, FAIRMOUNT MARINE – LDA offers a highly diversified range of services and handles each year about 45 million tonnes of diverse cargo over the main shipping routes.

A powerful and diversified fleet :
Dry bulk, LNG, seismic research, integrated maritime projects, transhipment in the open sea, submarine cable installation and maintenance, offshore industry services, RoRo and passenger lines...LDA's spheres of activity are now highly varied. With a diversified fleet with tonnage ranging from 4,500 to 180,000 DWT, LDA controls a modern and powerful fleet capable of responding to the international trading needs of the world major industries.

For more information, visit us at www.lda.fr