Throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Samuel Shapiro & Company played an increasingly vital role in Baltimore’s port expansion, and Samuel was an outspoken advocate for the Maryland Port Authority’s formation and the resulting construction of Dundalk Marine Terminal. Interestingly, the Company became the first sponsor on Baltimore’s WMAR TV when that station aired “The Port That Built a City.” Samuel and Sig led the charge for a Company at the vanguard of the growing international logistics business, and they had a little fun doing so.  These were creative men leading a creative company into the future.

In the 1970s and 1980s the Company grew steadily, taking advantage of Samuel’s near obsession with the family’s good name, the financial strength of years of sound planning, and Sig’s emphasis on regulatory compliance and Customs brokerage. During this era, an import entry had to be physically filed at the port, and Samuel Shapiro & Company quickly became famous in the industry as the Baltimore Customs broker for fellow brokers and for a varied, growing customer base.