Al MadinaShipping Group
Industries we serve

We don't do everything.
We do these six well.

A specialized forwarder is worth more than a generalist. The carriers we book, the brokers on our floor, and the bonded yard we run were all chosen for these six trades. If your cargo lives here, we're your cheapest mistake-free option.

01RoRo + Container

Auto importers & dealers

Houston is the gateway. We move single-unit purchases for diaspora buyers and full dealer fleets for showrooms in Lagos, Cotonou, Tema, Dakar, and beyond. VIN-verified, photographed, EPA / DOT-compliant.

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02Project freight

Oil & gas equipment

Drilling tools, valves, controls, and rig spares from Houston into the Gulf and the Med. We know the dimensions that need break-bulk vs. flatrack, and the documentation customs officers want before they wave it through.

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03Break-bulk · Flat-rack

Heavy machinery & construction

Excavators, dozers, cranes, generators, ag equipment. We understand the loading geometry, the weight distribution, the lashing points, and the bonded yard staging that keeps insurance underwriters comfortable.

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04Custom routing

Break-bulk & project cargo

Over-dimension, over-weight, awkward shapes. Steel coils, transformers, prefab modules. We coordinate the trucking, the load-out, the surveyors, and the carrier — so the only thing you do is approve the BOL.

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05FCL · LCL

Consumer goods & FMCG

Palletized cargo, FCL or LCL consolidation, FDA-aware handling. Whether it's electronics for a Beirut distributor or food-grade product for a Caribbean retailer, the documentation chain is built for inspection, not chance.

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06Relief tier

Humanitarian & relief

Donor goods, medical supplies, vehicles for NGOs, school equipment. We have a separate handling track for relief cargo — discounted rates, expedited paperwork, and consignee verification that satisfies grant auditors.

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Country coverage

Four destinations with people on the ground.

Not "we ship anywhere" boilerplate. These are the four countries where we have an actual presence, named carrier slots, and customs relationships you can verify.

United Arab Emirates

Branch + in-house customs

The only foreign customs jurisdiction we clear in-house — so cargo doesn't sit at Jebel Ali waiting on a third-party broker. Used heavily as a re-export hub for the GCC and into East Africa.

Ports
Jebel Ali · Khalifa Port · Mina Zayed · Port Rashid
Cargo
Vehicles · machinery · construction equipment · consumer goods

Libya

Local branch presence

Post-conflict rebuild cargo: vehicles, generators, construction plant. We coordinate the ocean leg and stay in front of the documentation that Libyan customs requires before the vessel arrives.

Ports
Tripoli · Benghazi · Misrata · Khoms
Cargo
Vehicles · construction & generators · project freight

Egypt

Local branch presence

Container-heavy lane through Alexandria and Port Said, plus break-bulk and project cargo via Damietta. We know which terminal moves which cargo and which agent to call when paperwork stalls.

Ports
Alexandria · Port Said · Damietta · Sokhna
Cargo
Vehicles · FCL/LCL consumer goods · project & break-bulk

Nigeria

Local branch presence

The destination most of our diaspora-vehicle volume goes to. RoRo and container into Lagos, plus oil & gas inputs into Onne / Port Harcourt. Documentation chain built for SON / NAFDAC inspection at clearance.

Ports
Apapa · Tin Can Island · Onne · Port Harcourt
Cargo
Vehicles (diaspora + dealer) · oil & gas equipment · FMCG
Why specialists win

Generalists know the form. Specialists know the floor.

Repeating the same six trades on the same lanes means we know things a generalist can't — and that knowledge is what keeps your cargo moving when something goes sideways.

Carrier rapport

When capacity is tight, the named bookers at MSC, CMA, Grimaldi pick up our calls. Volume earns priority.

Customs muscle memory

Same HTS codes, same officers, same surveyor relationships. Entries that take a generalist a week clear in a day.

Lane-specific terms

Demurrage, free time, detention thresholds — we negotiate them per lane, not per shipment, because we run them weekly.

Surveyor + insurer fit

Underwriters trust the surveyors we use because they've seen our paperwork on a hundred prior shipments.

Different industry?
Tell us anyway.

We'll either book it correctly or refer you to someone who will. We won't take a shipment we can't handle.