About Us
Our Mission
As a unified, multi-cultural team, we provide the most efficient and competitive supply chain solutions for our customers and suppliers worldwide. SeaWide Express specializes in providing freight forwarding services between U.S. Inland and Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam.
Our Promise to You
Every freight forwarding shipment will receive experienced, professional, individualized attention—from order through pickup and delivery. If humanly possible, your goods will arrive on time, intact, every time.
What you should know about us and our freight forwarding services:
Solid financial resources and reserves
Single points of contact for efficient operations and accurate billing
98% on-time delivery rate
Commitment to exceeding customer service expectations
What you should know about our parent company:
SeaWide Express is part of the AJC Group, a global food and logistics provider with 24 international offices.
SeaWide leverages its parent company’s 40+ years of ocean transportation experience to provide cost-effective transportation solutions to Alaska and Hawaii markets.
AJC Group is a unified, multi-cultural team with more than 350 employees. We pride ourselves on providing the most efficient and competitive supply chain solutions for our customers and suppliers worldwide.
AJC Service Promise
We will exceed expectations by delivering efficient and professional service every day.
Our Values
For our team, suppliers, vendors, and customers, we commit to:
Perform with Integrity
Build Relationships
Embrace Teamwork
Deliver Innovation
Provide Service
Company History, Freight Forwarding since 2015
2015
SeaWide Express was launched focusing on FAK consolidated freight from the continental US to/from Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
2016
SeaWide Express opened operations offices in Commerce, CA and Fife, WA to support Hawaii/Guam and Alaska respectively. Two container freight stations were secured in Alaska, and five throughout the Hawaiian islands to allow for greater distribution reach at destination.
2019
Due to significant growth in our first 4 years, SeaWide Express moved from their Commerce, CA facility to a larger La Habra, CA location. This allowed for an even higher level of freight forwarding efficiency for our team.
2021
The SeaWide Express team moved to a newer, larger, dedicated facility in Fife, WA featuring additional warehouse space with 9 dock doors, significantly more yard space with cameras, and heavy-duty forklifts that feature multiple attachments and can scale up to 8,000 lbs. A short distance from their previous location, this warehouse provides greater custody, control, and visibility.
Experienced Management Team
Phil Hinkle
General Manager, SeaWide Express
As General Manager, Mr. Hinkle resides at AJC’s worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia and is responsible for all Commercial Activities, Operations, Transportation and Marketing of the SeaWide Express brand and its offshore operations. Phil has built a successful career in the transportation/logistics industry over the last 34 years, having spent 22 years with YRC Corporation and 8 years with FedEx Freight in Sales, Operations and Senior Management roles. He has accumulated extensive experience in Less-than-Truckload and Truckload transportation markets domestically and to the offshore markets. Phil joined the AJC Logistics in 2015 and has been instrumental in developing and building the SeaWide Express brand. Phil is married with two children and two grandchildren, and an avid Alabama Crimson Tide booster, where he is an active member of the Alumni Association. He enjoys golf, fishing, Alabama football and spending time with his family. Phil is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he received his BS Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Transportation and Logistics in 1984.
Chris Swartz
Vice President Transportation Logistics
Chris Swartz has been working in the Ocean, Rail, Trucking, and Logistics industry with an emphasis on international markets since 1990, and has been with the AJC Group since 2005. Chris is now serving as the VP of AJC Group and is Managing Director for AJC Logistics. His primary responsibilities include managing AJC’s global transportation and leading its logistics subsidiary, AJC Logistics. Previously Chris spent 4 years with CSX Railroad serving as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for their logistics subsidiary TRANSFLO and Director of Chemicals Marketing for CSX Transportation. Chris started his career with Sea-Land Services and spent 12 years working in the Atlantic Division, Pacific Divisions, Buyers & Shippers, and finally Sea-Land’s domestic services as GM of Sales for the US East Coast. He currently serves on the Board of Polivka International. Chris attended Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He has been married to his wife, Shana, for 25+ years, and is a proud father of two with a son who is a senior in college and a daughter in high school. He loves golf, baseball, and the Florida State Seminoles.