The forwarder built for the hard lanes.
SGK Global is a Houston freight forwarder moving air, ocean, project, and heavy-lift cargo to Africa, MENA, the Caribbean, and South America — since 2008. A full compliance stack, direct carrier contracts, and a team on both ends of the lane. This is who we are and why shippers trust us with the cargo that can't go wrong.
A Houston forwarder with a specialist's depth.
Since 2008, SGK Global Shipping Services has moved air freight, ocean freight, project cargo, and heavy-lift shipments for personal shippers, businesses, oil & gas operators, EPCs, and government clients. We pair the reach of a global forwarder with deep knowledge of African and emerging-market trade lanes — backed by a leadership team carrying more than 100 years of combined logistics experience.
18+ years on the corridor
Established services on the lanes we run — not a startup learning on your cargo.
Houston gateway
4910 Wright Road, Ste. 160, Stafford, Texas — positioned to consolidate and export to any continent.
100+ years combined
A leadership bench with deep experience across air, ocean, and project logistics.
The compliance stack that lets us move what others can't.
SGK Global holds every certification needed to handle commercial, federal, and project cargo across air and ocean modes — plus federal prime status few mid-market forwarders can match.
FMC-Licensed NVOCC / OTI
Federal Maritime Commission licensed to issue bills of lading and manage ocean shipments end to end.
IATA Cargo Agent
Recognized to book and document air cargo directly within the international air freight system.
TSA Indirect Air Carrier
Authorized for secure handling of air cargo under U.S. Transportation Security Administration rules.
Federal Prime Contractor
Holding WEXMAC 2.1 and SeaPort-NxG vehicles for U.S. government transportation requirements.
Why shippers choose SGK.
Most Houston forwarders are generalists. We built the company around the high-stakes, high-complexity moves — and the lanes that need a real specialist.
Nigeria & West Africa specialist
Dedicated capability for the US-to-Nigeria corridor, including a team in Lagos that navigates local customs and clearance.
Direct contracted capacity
Established services on the corridors we run — direct carrier relationships, not resold space.
Built for complex cargo
Project, heavy lift, out-of-gauge, oil & gas, and data center moves — route surveys, permits, SPMT, heavy-lift vessels.
Federal prime status
Able to support U.S. government transportation requirements alongside commercial and project work.
One point of contact
Direct access to a decision-maker, not a call-center queue. Same-day response with real pricing.
End-to-end transparency
Upfront quotes and real-time tracking across the full journey, origin to destination.
Real lanes. Real ports. Partners on the ground.
Established services on the corridors we run from Houston — direct contracts, not resold capacity.
Ghana · Tema
Senegal · Dakar
Côte d'Ivoire · Abidjan
Togo · Lomé
Benin · Cotonou
Liberia · Monrovia
Gabon · Libreville
Congo · Pointe-Noire
Angola · Luanda
Tanzania · Dar es Salaam
Djibouti · Djibouti City
Egypt · Alexandria
South Africa · Johannesburg
Bahrain · Hidd
Saudi Arabia · Jeddah, Dammam
Qatar · Doha
Kuwait · Kuwait City
Haiti · Port-au-Prince
Dominican Rep. · Santo Domingo
Tell us what's moving.
Send cargo details, origin, destination, and target dates. We respond the same day with a real quote — not a callback request. Personal, commercial, project — all welcome.
