BDP Milestones

2011

• US Customs names BDP to second term on Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)
• American Chemistry Council appoints BDP to Responsible Care Strategic Review Executive Task Force
• Turners Shipping of South Africa named BDP Global Network Partner
• BDP India Awarded Three ISO Certifications

2010

• Logistics Management magazine Quest for Quality Award as #1 Air Freight Forwarder
• Inbound Logistics magazine Top 100 3PL Provider
• Supply Chain Brain Great Supply Chain Partner Award
• BDP Canada a member of Partners in Protection (PIP) program, Canada’s counterpart to the U.S. Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
• BDPSmart Tower, a new solution for managing ISO-tanks and multiple element gas containers (MEGCs) assets
• Full ownership of BDP Spain
• BDP operations in Vietnam
• BDP operations ISO certified in 10 Asia Pacific countries 
• BDP Global Project Logistics division ISO certified in Singapore, Thailand, China, UAE
• BDP Oil & Gas division ISO certified
• BizStar award in Singapore
• Chemical logistics joint venture  in Saudi Arabia
• BDP operations in India
• UN Global Compact
• Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification through Belgium Customs

2009

• United States  President’s E-Star Award winner for Excellence in Export Services
• Launch of BDP Oil & Gas Division
• BDPSmart Vū, the industry’s most comprehensive purchase order management visibility tool, introduced
• Wholly owned operations in UK established
• Secure Trade Partnership (STP) Certification by Singapore Customs

2008

• BDP Global Network Services value model for Partner affiliates around the world
• BDP Project Logistics  headquartered in Singapore
• Launched BDPSmart 2.0
• Argentinean operati0n acquired
• Logistics Management magazine Top 50 Global Logistics Providers
• Full ownership of BDP Indonesia and sixth office in Balikipapan opened
• BDP Project Logistics delegate office in Tripoli, Libya
• BDP Project Logistics operations in Beijing, China
• Project engineering division 
• BDP Project Logistics office in Iraq

2007

• Office in Lonate Pozzolo-Malpensa, Italy
• USA Land Transport program established
• 2007 Top 100 3PL Providers by Inbound Logistics
• First international logistics service provider to successfully complete the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care Management System Audit
• Joint venture operations in Muscat, Oman
• Full ownership of Germany operation
• BDP/courier, an express small package delivery service (US Export and intra-US domestic)
• Joint venture with Mexico logistics firm
• Acquisitions, joint ventures in Czech Republic and Thailand completed

2006

• BDP’s 40th Anniversary
• Finalist in Logistics Management magazine 23rd Annual Quest for Quality Awards
• Finalist in the 2006 Top 20 Global Ocean Freight Forwarders in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies magazine
• Inbound Logistics’ 2006 Top 100 3PLs
• Nuremberg Project Logistics office opened
• BDP/now!, a multi-modal immediate response service for mission critical shipments
• On-line customer service portal, BDPSmart.com … logistics made easy.
• Full ownership of operations in Brazil, Italy and Chile
• Chemical sector business unit  launched
• BDP Malaysia 10th anniversary with emphasis on human capital

2005

• Elite Group of Houston, Texas acquired
• Rotterdam, Holland operation 
• BDP/Project Logistics aligned globally
• Equity stake in Italy logistics firm
• Korea logistics unit formed
• BDP and Genco strategic alliance to enhance end-to-end global service capabilities

2004

• Class A License to fully control and manage logistics processes in China
• Logistics operation in Qatar
• Majority ownership stakes in Merlin (Germany) and ACTA (France) logistics/transport firms, and completed acquisition of T.I. nv (Belgium)

2003

• ISO 9001:2000 Certification in import and export logistics operations for client DuPont
• Member of Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
• G-Log GC 3 as foundation component of BDP Xpedion Web-based operating infrastructure platform
• Full-service logistics operation in Dubai, UAE

2002

• Responsible Care® Partner by American Chemistry Council
• Independent Centrx knowledge-sharing unit to design, develop, deploy and manage global supply chain solutions
• Global Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) for Dow Chemical Company
• Offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia

2001

• BDPData, BDPTrax and BDPCustomerCorrect tools from BDP Xpedion unified operating platform
• Bangkok, Thailand facility

2000

• BDP South America unit
• First to apply Remote Location Filing (RLF) Technology to Customs clearance for cross-border shipping between Canada and the U.S.
• Sole parent of wholly owned BDP Asia Pacific transportation and logistics subsidiary

1999

• Recognized for leadership in implementation of Automated Export System (AES)

1998

• Invested over $1 million USD in enterprise solution technology
• DuPont, one of BDP’s largest clients, received Transportation & Distribution’s Excellence in Logistics Award

1997

• First US  import logistics firms certified by Customs for Remote Location Filing (RLF) services
• Recipient of the President’s E-Award for Excellence in Exporting

1996

• First logistics company to enter into a cooperative alliance with SAP, resulting in Exportise software

1994

•  BDP Global Network established
• First import logistics firm to participate in Automated Invoice Interface (AII)

1990

• First to receive and transmit commercial invoices in EDIFACT format to Customs

1989

• First to establish EDI link to ocean and air carriers for bills of lading and bookings

1986

• First to map EDI standards for entire international documentation process

1984

• First to transmit export declaration information electronically

1982

• First to transmit data electronically under Automated Broker Interface (ABI) program

1973

• Export Freight Forwarding relationship established with DuPont

1972

• Incorporated as BDP International, Inc.

1966

• R.J. Bolte Company established as Freight Forwarder