BDT
Barge Digital Transformation Project
System Principles:
Market Integrity | Security | Usability | Data Accuracy | Cost Effectiveness | Ownership | Compliance | Reliability |
Project Build Efficiency
Commodities on BDT:
Corn | Soybeans | Wheat | DDGS | White Corn | Soybean Meal | Rice(s) | Corn Gluten Feed Pellets | Loose Soy Hulls | Soy Hull Pellets | Sorghum | Non-GMO yellow soybeans | Non-GMO yellow corn
Project Timeline
Kickoff Meeting
Oct. 2018
Prototype Kickoff
Dec. 2018
Prototype Development
Dec. 2018 - Apr. 2019
RFI Development/Selection
Mar. - Jul. 2019
RFP Development/Selection
Jul. - Oct. 2019
essDOCS Services Contracting and Scoping
Oct. 2019 - Feb. 2020
essDOCS Development and Testing
Dec. 2019 - Oct. 2020
BDT System Launch
Nov. 2020
The system went live for southbound Mississippi corn ladings dated Nov. 1, 2020 and later
BDT System expanded to include soybean ladings
Mar. 2021
The system went live for soybean ladings dated Mar. 15, 2021 and later
BDT System expanded to include wheat and DDGS ladings
Apr. 2021
The system went live for wheat and DDGS ladings dated Apr. 15, 2021 and later
White corn added to BDT system
Aug. 2021
The system officially included white corn as of Aug. 2, 2021.
BDT System expanded to include six new commodities
Oct. 2021
The system went live for soybean meal, rice(s), corn gluten feed pellets, loose soy hulls, soy hull pellets and sorghum lading dated Oct. 18, 2021 and later
Non-GMO yellow soybeans and yellow corn added to BDT system
Jan. 2022
The BDT system officially included non-gmo yellow soybeans and yellow corn on Jan. 24, 2022