BDP Project Logistics targets mining, energy sectors in South America
PHILADELPHIA and BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, February 4, 2010 – Arndt Droegemueller has joined BDP Project Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of global logistics and transportation management firm BDP International, as director of business development for South America. Based in Colombia, he will be responsible for all of South America, focusing on the mid-market mining and energy sectors.
“We are pleased to be expanding our presence in South America at a time when regional infrastructure and industrial development projects are so abundant,” said Luc Van Heygen, BDP Project Logistics Managing Director for the Americas and Europe. “Recognizing the increasing role of project logistics there, much of which remains unaffected by the economic crisis, we appointed an experienced professional to spearhead BDP’s direct support of our clients operating in South America, in conjunction with our network of offices and exclusive partners.”
Arndt Droegemueller brings to his new position more than 15 years of experience handling projects throughout South America and elsewhere, working for leading project logistics companies in Colombia and Peru. He began his career in 1990 with Rohde & Liesenfeld (R&L), Hamburg, Germany. He subsequently moved to South America, where he has worked in project and general management as well as business development for R&L, Kuehne & Nagel and TBS.
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Parke, BDP Project Logistics, 1646 Rankin Road, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77073, USA, phone: 1-281-233-4777, elizabeth.parke@bdpprojects.com.
Arndt Droegemueller, BDP Project Logistics, Cra. 106 # 15-25, M.9-Bldg. 5, Bogota, Colombia .Tel: +57-1-439-6582, Mobile: +57-310-635-3037, U.S. Mobile: +1-267-231-2982, Email: arndt.droegemueller@bdpprojects.com.
About BDP Project Logistics
BDP Project Logistics is a leading privately held project logistics and transportation management services company, operating global logistics centers throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the U.S., with a network of owned offices, strategic partnerships and agencies in more than 120 countries. The company provides customized logistics solutions that support engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies, mining, oil and gas, power generation and other infrastructure projects. It utilizes a variety of transport modes, including barge, rail, truck, aircraft and vessels to deliver over-dimensional cargoes to their often remote destinations. Also offered are end-to-end materials management and tracking, freight negotiation and carrier cost maintenance, in-house project engineering services, logistics process analysis and optimization, complete documentation, online tracking and reporting tools, coordination of cargo inspections, supervision of heavy lifts, oversized and hazardous cargo, port operations, and job-site unloading and checking. For more information, visit www.bdpprojects.com.