Welcome to SDW Recruitment – Your Trusted Recruitment Partner Specialising in Shipping, Freight Forwarding, and Logistics

Hiring is a tricky business, and there is no fool proof method to find, attract and retain good employees. Mistakes in hiring are almost always expensive and a bad hire can cost you precious time and money and effect your team’s energy, productivity & even loyalty.

So, whether you are looking to engage a traditional agency (SDW) or a part managed / hybrid solution (Blue Rocket), we are here to help, offer advice & do as much or as little as you’d like us to in the process with flexible solutions at different price points.


Just some of the jobs we are currently recruiting for…

Export Freight Forwarder – Air & Sea at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Southampton Permanent / Full Time

Do you have multimodal – export freight forwarding experience?

Port & Logistics Coordinator – Cruise at Southampton Freight Services

Hampshire Permanent / Full Time

Do you have a passion for all things shipping & maritime? Perhaps you work in the Port?

Trainee Freight Forwarding Coordinator at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Hampshire Permanent / Full Time

Are you currently working in a logistics role, albeit freight forwarding, parcels, e-commerce and keen to expand your knowledge of freight forwarding?

Customs Coordinator at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Southampton Permanent / Full Time

Are you currently working in a logistics role, and keen to expand your knowledge of Customs & freight forwarding?

Customs and Logistics Coordinator at SDW Recruitment

Southampton Permanent / Full Time

In this role your main aim is to ensure compliance with UK customs regulations, compliance and Risk Management

Senior Customs and Freight Forwarding Coordinator at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Southampton Permanent / Full Time

Are you a passionate about all things Customs, Freight Forwarding & Logistics?

Customs Coordinator at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Hampshire Permanent / Full Time

A well-established freight forwarder based in Eastleigh is looking to recruit a Customs Coordinator to join their friendly & expanding team.

Export Coordinator at SDW Recruitment

Southampton Permanent / Full Time

Our client is looking for an experienced export freight forwarder


Trusted by the shipping, freight forwarding, logistics & supply chain sector

We are proud to be the trusted recruitment partner for a wide range of logistics companies, from smaller owner managed freight forwarders, mid-sized transport & warehousing companies, through to global supply chain providers and manufacturers

We recruit for a wide range of roles throughout the industry, from entry to senior / director level, these include:

Import & Export, Freight Forwarding & Liner, Project Cargo, Break Bulk, Customs Clearance, Air, Road & Sea, FCL & LCL, Transport & Distribution, Dangerous / Hazardous Cargo, Fulfillment & Warehousing, Courier & Pallets, 3PL & 4PL, through to Digital Solutions, IT & Software.

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Latest shipping news & recruitment blogs

Our latest news from the shipping & logistics sector, hiring & recruitment blogs and career advice

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Shipping diversions risk new wave in cost of living crisis

Behind almost every purchase you make, from Christmas lights to a new car, there is a ship. Almost everything we buy, use, wear, and much of what we eat, spends at least some of its life in a container at sea. These giant craft are the lifeblood of the global economy, circumnavigating the globe to

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Interview questions - what not to say

Interview Tips | What not to say

This is a guest blog from Mitch Sullivan from Copywriting for Recruiters and it is about job interviews and what can sometimes go wrong with them. So, over to Mitch…. One part of me wanted to write something that offers interview tips, knowing there are many unemployed people out there desperate for any insight that

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Top tips on how to recruit successfully in today’s market

Having stated SDW 20 years ago this year, in this time I have never seen such a shortage of experienced candidates applying for jobs. There has always been peaks & troughs in application numbers, but, not as low as this and for so long. There is a battle on, between employers fighting for that elusive

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