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 – freight forwarding experience?

Business Development Manager at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Hampshire Permanent / Full Time

Do you have solid commercial & sales experience gained within the freight forwarding sector?

Multimodal Freight Forwarding Coordinator at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Hampshire Permanent / Full Time

Are you looking to join an exciting and growing international freight company, build on your experience to-date so you can fast track your career?

Sea & Air Freight Coordinator at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Portsmouth Permanent / Full Time

Are you an experienced freight forwarder with sea & air logistics experience?

Branch Supervisor / Manager – Freight Forwarding at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Southampton Permanent / Full Time

Do you have solid sea & road freight forwarding experience? Perhaps a team leader or a senior forwarder looking to move into a supervisory role?

Logistics and Shipping Coordinator at SDW Recruitment

Portsmouth Permanent / Full Time

Do you have logistics, shipping or supply chain experience?

Road & Courier Freight Forwarder at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Hampshire Permanent / Full Time

If you have previous import & export (road) experience, looking to make your mark within a specialist freight forwarder, then this could be the one?

Customs Specialist – Freight at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Southampton Permanent / Full Time

Are you a passionate about all things Customs & International Trade?

Senior Airfreight Forwarder at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Hampshire Permanent / Full Time

Do you have experience of managing import and / or export airfreight shipments? Confident booking cargo with airlines and handling documentation?


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

Insight day at DP World Southampton

Today, Steve was luckily enough to attend DP World Southampton’s insight day which consisted of a presentation on the port operations, both currently & in the future – including sustainability which seems very big on DP World’s agenda, which is good to see. But for Steve, today was all about vessels, cranes, containers & straddle

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SDW at Multimodal Expo at the NEC

Steve our Director attended Multimodal at the NEC in Birmingham the, leading UK Expo for the shipping, logistics & freight forwarding sector. Recruiting at all levels for many of the exhibitors, from leading shipping lines, large & small freight forwarders and hauliers, Steve certainly enjoyed catching up with everyone, like the lovely Daphne from Portico

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SDW at Seawork

Great to catch up with some really valued long term clients at Seawork yesterday. Steve our Director, caught up with long-term valued clients Ross Negus of Southampton Freight Services, Jo Dixie of PSP Worldwide Logistics & Jonathan Williams of Williams Shipping just to name a few. Steve commented ‘Recruitment is a people business, always has

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