PHILADELPHIA, TOKYO, November 3, 2004
—BDP International has entered into a new strategic partnership
with the Japanese logistics firm, The Keihin Co., Ltd. With
offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Narita, Keihin offers a full spectrum
of services for import/export ocean and air freight, including
shipment
tracking, customs clearance and warehousing. The company has
over 1,000 employees, including representatives in the U.S.,
Europe and Southeast Asia.
“Our relationship with Keihin significantly enhances our
capabilities to serve clients doing business with Japan,”
said Peter Huels, managing director of the BDP Global Network.
“The company will be working closely with all BDP offices,
serving as an additional resource for handling client service
issues and assisting us in our business development efforts.”
BDP has 26 offices in 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region,
including Beijing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Qingdao,
and Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Kerteh, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan,
Penang, Malaysia; Bangkok and Phuket, Thailand; Chennai, Mumbai,
New Delhi and Calcutta, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; Melbourne
and Sydney, Australia; and Dubai.
For further information, contact Arnie Bornstein, Director -
Marketing and Corporate Communications, BDP International, Inc.,
510 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Phone: 215-629-8493;
fax: 215-629-8995; e-mail: abornstein@bdpnet.
About BDP
BDP is one of the
leading privately held freightl ogistics/transportation management
firms in the U.S. It operates freight logistics centers in more
than 20 cities throughout North America and a network of subsidiaries,
joint ventures and strategic partnerships in 140 countries.
The company serves
more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Clients include Air Products
& Chemicals, Borden Chemical, Inc., Chevron Phillips Chemical
Company, Dupont, Heineken USA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson,
Osram Sylvania, Rohm and Haas, Sun Chemical, Trek Bicycle and
others. BDP’s core portfolio includes ocean,
air and ground transportation; a Lead Logistics Provider (LLP)
practice of process analysis, design and management; export
freight forwarding; import customs brokerage; regulatory and
security analysis and compliance; project and energy logistics;
warehousing/consolidation/distribution; and on-line shipment
data transaction/tracking/warehousing management systems through
its Xpedion platform.
