Welcome to the BDT Solution
The Barge Digital Transformation (BDT) Solution is as an administrative utility for the U.S. Agri Industry.
It enables users to house, develop and distribute the documentation associated with Agricultural Commodity Barge Trades.
Solution Background
The BDT Solution originates from an initiative led by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), which selected ICE Digital Trade to power a solution digitizing the approximately 100,000 negotiable Barge Bills of Lading that NGFA members process annually.
The Solution was developed in close collaboration with the NGFA-led digital trade body, National Grain and Feed Digital Solutions (NGFDS), and went live / operational on 02 November 2020.
Key Features
Apply-Out Process
- Create Barge and Apply Out
- Accept/Reject Application
- Propose Destination
- Request Lading
- Reconsign Barge
- Bust Barge
Digital Documentation
- Upload Grade and Weight Certificates
- Request, Issue, Endorse/Transfer, Return, negotiable Bill of Lading (BL)
- Request Void
- Upload Reconsignment and BL Correction Documents
Visibility
- Counterparties String Visibility
- Date and Timestamp of Application as well as BL Transfer
Training and Guides
Access the latest BDT Training Resources and User Guides:
How to Sign Up
To sign up, please complete the brief Contact Form
Access
If you have already requested to sign up, you should shortly receive a welcome email to login with your credentials.
To access the solution, please visit bdt.cargodocs.com.
Fees
Users are charged $10 per transaction. A transaction is defined as when the Bill of Lading is transferred. This is set up to mimic the FedEx cost that users incur in trade today.
Note: Transaction fees apply to Shippers & Traders; Carriers use the solution free of charge.
BDT Customer Network
See below for a growing list of Companies currently signed up to the BDT Solution:
Shippers & Traders
- Agrex Inc.
- AGRIServices of Brunswick LLC
- Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
- Alto Nutrients, LLC
- Archer Daniels Midland Company
- Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company
- Avere Commodities Corp.
- Benson Hill Inc.
- Bunge North America, Inc.
- Bunge USA Agriculture, LLC
- Cargill, Inc.
- Central Grain LLC
- Central Missouri AGRIServices, LLC
- CHS Inc.
- Clarkson Grain Company
- COFCO Growmark LLC
- COFCO International Grains US LLC
- Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.
- ETG Trading Inc.
- Ervin Feed & Grain
- Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc.
- Grain Processing Corporation
- Grainship, LLC
- Greenfield Commodities, LLC
- Hawkeye Gold LLC
- Heartland Co-op
- Heritage Cooperative
- Hopkinsville Elevator Company
- Incobrasa Industries Ltd.
- J.D. Heiskell Holdings, LLC.
- Lackawanna Products Corp.
- Lakeside Grain Trading
- Leland Farmers Company
- Livestock Nutrition Center
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- Marquis Trading LLC
- Oakley Grain, Inc.
- Obion Grain Co. Inc.
- Olam Global Agri Americas, LLC
- Owensboro Grain Holding Company, Inc.
- Perdue AgriBusiness Grain LLC
- Performance AG LLC
- Pilgrims Pride Corporation
- Poet Nutrition, LLC
- Poinsett Rice and Grain Inc.
- Prairie Creek Grain Company, Inc.
- Red Wing Grain LLC
- Ryco Holdings, LLC
- Show Me Ethanol, LLC
- StoneX Commodity Solutions LLC
- Tallgrass Commodities, LLC
- The Andersons Inc.
- The Delong Co., Inc.
- The Scoular Company
- Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
- TRC Trading Corporation
- Tremont Co-Operative Grain Company
- Tyson Shared Services, Inc.
- Ursa Farmers Cooperative Company
- Valley Park Elevator, Inc.
- Viserion Grain LLC
- Western Milling LLC
- Woodall Grain Company
- Zen-Noh Grain Corporation
Carriers
- American Commercial Barge Line LLC (ACBL)
- American River Transportation Company
- Campbell Transportation, Inc.
- Cargo Carriers, a business of Cargill, Inc.
- Ceres Consulting LLC
- Cooper Marine & Timberlands
- Eastside River Transportation
- Florida Marine Transporters
- Heartland Barge Management LLC
- HFL 412 Marine, Inc.
- Ingram Barge Company LLC
- LMR Freight, LLC
- Oakley Barge Line
- Parker Towing Company, Inc.
- Robert B. Miller and Associates, Inc.
- ROI Logistics & Marine Services LLC
- RTI Barge Management, Inc
- Vicksburg Plant Food, Inc
Contact Us
If you require more information or have any other questions, please contact CustomerSuccess-ICEDigitalTrade@ice.com.