There is a Springtime Peak for fresh fruit and produce coming out of Florida and California. In late Summer, another Peak identifies a ramped-up period as retailers position products for the holiday season.

SeaWide has added new automated dimensioning technology in its warehouses to make the handling of less than container load (LCL) parcels and packages more precise, more accurate, more transparent, and more documented.

As a freight forwarder, serving Alaska, Hawaii and Guam, SeaWide Express ships a very large variety of freight. There are steady shippers who have regular loads going to destinations.

Everyone can agree that Hawaii is a beautiful place and a beautiful state.  It is known as the Paradise of the Pacific.  Located 2,000 miles from the U.S. mainland, it has a thriving economy based on tourism, agriculture and defense.  But a critical issue is that almost everything needed for everyday life in Hawaii must be shipped in from somewhere else.

Warmer weather emerges (trees change from dormancy to full leaves in just days), numerous activities and events fill the calendar and shipping volumes increase dramatically. SeaWide Express tracks right along with this annual surge with more containers, more shipments and more deliveries in Anchorage and across the state.

It takes more than a phone and a computer to forward freight from all over the U.S. to Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.

The list of issues facing shippers to Alaska, Hawaii and Guam can seem insurmountable.  And new hurdles arise weekly.  However, SeaWide Express has been successfully managing this turmoil for months.  

New stress on carrier and equipment availability, increasing prices, and demanding timetables have companies who might have handled their freight internally for decades now reaching out for help.

Great partnerships happen when everyone benefits, and no one ever looks back. That has been the case in Alaska since SeaWide Express teamed up with…

Shipping to Alaska in winter can create major challenges--especially related to extremely low temperatures. But SeaWide Express offers services to minimize those challenges.

Recently, a power utility in the interior of Alaska faced a dire situation. A crew retrofitting a portion of the plant found that a crucial piece of equipment had not been ordered. Without it, work would have to stop and the crew would be idled.

At SeaWide Express, it’s a big part of our culture to be personally involved in every shipment. When you work with SeaWide, we know your company, your name, your shipping preferences, and the best options for getting your cargo to its destination.

In addition to keeping your cargo moving, SeaWide customers value our extraordinary claims rate: less than 0.1%. Plus, our customers also benefit from the excellent relationships we have with carriers serving Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. They know SeaWide as a regular provider with predictable freight volume.

SeaWide’s expansion is not solely due to America’s post-pandemic economic recovery. A major factor fueling the company’s growth is SeaWide’s reputation as a trusted logistics partner totally focused on shipments to Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam. 

The new location enables our continued growth and expanded services. It provides a much larger warehouse with nine dock doors and more security features. In addition, it gives us more flexibility for cross-dock services and improved container consolidation capabilities.

At SeaWide Express, technology plays a key role in everything we do. The tools we use to support you are instrumental in our goal of providing superior customer service. For example, we can quickly access rates from multiple trucking and ocean carriers to find the best shipping rates for your shipments to any destination in Alaska, Alaska, or Guam. 

Getting cargo to the ultimate destination creates big challenges in Alaska & Hawaii, specifically. To meet those challenges, we tap our strong relationships with truckers, barge operators, ocean carriers, and air cargo services.

Temperature control of cargo is just one issue Alaskan shippers face. Getting goods to remote destinations is another: Many parts of Alaska are so isolated, they can only be served by air even in summer months.