SIGNAL HILL, Calif. - This month marks the 18th anniversary of BGI Worldwide Logistics, a domestic and international freight forwarding company. Founded in 1999 as a two-person operation, the company has grown to more than 30 employees with operations in New York, Houston, Portland, Palm Desert, and Signal Hill. Still in growth-mode, BGI recently opened a new branch office in Houston, Texas and added in-house Customs Brokerage to its menu of services in order to better serve its import clients. BGI is a full-service logistics company that provides ocean and air import and export, and domestic less-than-truckload (LTL), full truckload, and rail. Gabriel Shweiri, BGI co-founder, and CEO stated, “We are proud to have reached this milestone in our ongoing history. We have had 18 years of hard work and growth and we are thankful for our experienced staff, customers, repeat clients, suppliers, and colleagues for their part in our successful business operations. “BGI is committed to providing clients with an unparalleled freight transportation and logistics experience”.