Our history: over 40 years of Global Logistics excellence | D.B. Group
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    Our history

    Constant growth since 1980

Constantly growing since 1980’ can sum up the timeline of our company, which was founded in north-eastern Italy 39 years ago and has become a network spread across in 20 countries worldwide. Our evolution. 

 
1980/1990

1980: THE ORIGINS 
De Bortoli Srl: the brothers Valter and Vittorino joined forces to begin their international forwarding business, which focused primarily on land transport services.

1984: IMPLEMENTATION OF LOGISTICS
Development of logistics with Debo Logistica Srl – Italy.

1991/2000

1995: ENTRY INTO THE FRENCH MARKET
Partnership with GTL International Sas, to serve the French market.

1996: NEW OFFICES IN JAPAN
Joint venture with Gondrand Japan Ltd. with offices in Tokyo and Osaka.

1998: BIRTH OF D.B. GROUP SRL AND ENTRY INTO ROMANIA

In Italy, D.B. Group Srl established to develop water- and airborne services. In Romania, De Bortoli Spedizioni Est Srl – with offices in Timisoara, Bucharest and Arad. Established NDB Logistica Romania – logistics business. In Italy D.B. Group Srl to develop shipments by sea and air.

1999: JOINT VENTURE IN GERMANY
TDBG Deutschland A&G: a joint venture to serve the German market.

2000: UNI EN 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION
Quality Certification UNI EN 9001:2000.

 
2001/2010

2002: FIRST OFFICES OPENED IN THE USA JOINT VENTURE IN SPAIN
D.B. Group America Ltd. with HQ in New York and branch in Los Angeles. TDBG España: a joint venture to develop the Spanish market.

2003: NEW ACQUISITIONS
Acquisitions: Bessegato (since 1908 a transport firm in Montebelluna), and Lombarda Spedizioni – Romania.

2004: OPENING IN HONG KONG
D.B. Group China Ltd.: Hong Kong office opening.

2005: D.B. GROUP IN AUSTRALIA
D.B. Group Australia PTY Ltd.: Sydney office opening.

2006: NEW OFFICES IN INDIA AND CHINA
D.B. Group India Pvt. Ltd.: HQ in Mumbai and offices in Chennai, New Delhi and Bangalore. D.B. Group China Ltd.: Shanghai office opening.

2007: BIRTH OF D.B. GROUP SPA AND NEW OFFICE AT ATLANTA
D.B. Group S.p.A. brought together the business branches of road (De Bortoli Trasporti), sea and air (D.B. Group Srl) and logistics (Debo Logistica). D.B. Group America Ltd. Atlanta office opening.

2009: NEW BRANCHES IN INDIA AND THE USA
D.B. Group India Pvt. Ltd.: Ahmedabad & Kolkata offices opening. D.B. Group America Ltd.: Chicago office opening.

 
2011/2019

2011: ENTRY INTO SOUTH AMERICA
D.B. Group Chile S.A.: Santiago office opening.

2012: OPENING OF THE OFFICES IN DUBAI
DBG Middle East Freight Services LLC: Dubai office opening.

2013: RUSSIA AND CHINA
TDBG Russia: a new joint venture to develop the Russian market. D.B. Group China Ltd.: Guangzhou office opening.

2014: NEW BRANCH IN MIAMI
D.B. Group America Ltd.: Miami office opening.

2015: NEW OFFICE IN QINGDAO
D.B. Group China Ltd.: Qingdao office opening.

2016: OPENING OF ASIA BRANCHES
D.B. International Logistics (Cambodia) Co. Ltd.: Phnom Penh office opening. D.B. Group Vietnam Company Limited: opening of office in Ho Chi Minh. D.B. Group Logistics (Taiwan) Ltd: opening of office in Taipei.

2017: D.B. GROUP ADDS MYANMAR AND THAILAND IN ITS NETWORK
D.B. Group Myanmar Co., Ltd.: opening of Yangon office.
D.B. Group (Thailand) Co., Ltd.: opening of Bangkok office.

2018: D.B. GROUP INCREASES ITS PRESENCE CHINA, VIETNAM E ROMANIA
D.B. Group Vietnam Company Limited: opening of Hanoi office.
D.B. Group China (Shanghai) Ltd.: opening of Beijing e Chengdu offices.
D.B. Group Romania s.r.l.: opening of Constanta office.

2019: D.B. GROUP NETWORK GROW LARGER WITH THE OPENING OF INDONESIAN BRANCH AND A NEW OFFICE IN ITALY
Pt. DBG Logistics Indonesia: opening of Jakarta office
D.B. Group S.p.a: opening of Verona office
TDBG España: opening of Valencia office

2022: D.B. GROUP WIDENS ITS NETWORK IN INDONESIA
Pt. DBG Logistics Indonesia: opening of Surabaya office

2022: D.B. GROUP WIDENS ITS NETWORK IN MALAYSIA
D.B. Group International (MYS) SDN. BHD. (1466621-M): opening of Subang Jaya office

2023: NEW BRANCH OFFICES IN SPAIN, THE U.S. AND EGYPT
D.B. Group America Ltd.: Dallas office opening
TDBG España: opening of Bilbao office
D.B. Group Egypt Shipping Services LLC - Cairo office opening