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12 July 2024, Singapore – Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has successfully completed a shipment of the YC Bora, a 53-meter fast support and intervention vessel, highlighting its expertise in floating cargo transportation. The shipment was conducted in partnership with Peters & May, a global yacht transportation and logistics solutions provider.

18 January 2024, Singapore – Swire Projects, a projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, is pleased to introduce the Western Australia Express (WAX) service, a monthly semi liner shipping service connecting major ports in China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, the rest of Southeast Asia, and Western Australia.

27 November 2023, Singapore – Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping arm of Swire Shipping, has officially launched a dedicated semi liner service connecting East Asia with the West Coast of North America. Previously offered on an ad hoc basis, the service will provide enhanced cargo connectivity and support the growing demand for reliable breakbulk and project cargo transportation into the West Coast and a gateway to the interior of the Continent avoiding the need to route cargo via the Panama Canal.

6 September 2023, Singapore – Swire Shipping, a leading provider of sustainable and innovative shipping and logistics solutions, has published its Sustainability Report, which details its goals and achievements in the areas of sustainability and decarbonisation for the calendar year 2022. The Company’s sustainability strategy provides the framework and structure to ensure that it meets its sustainability commitments across Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) areas, and the progress made on achieving such targets is reported each year. In 2022, key priorities have been identified based on the material sustainability and decarbonisation topics which drive long-term value for Swire Shipping’s business and stakeholders, and alongside the short-, medium-, and long-term targets developed to step up the Company’s ambitions and measure performance.

25 July 2023, Singapore – Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, announces appointment of representative agents in South Korea and Japan with extensive experience in the breakbulk, project and heavy lift cargo sectors.

10 July 2023, Singapore – Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has successfully delivered a complete set of wind turbines from China to Bluff, New Zealand, for one of the world’s leading wind energy companies, Vestas.

14 April 2023, Singapore – Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has attained the ABS Quality Evaluations certifications for ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management and ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health Safety Management on 14 March 2023. The achievement is a testament to its long-term business commitment to provide the highest level of service to its customers, and a reflection of the Company’s sustainability aspirations.

10 March 2023, Singapore – Swire Projects, a projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, completed the inaugural voyage of its first of three chartered H-Class vessels, Pacific Hero. The versatile 28,500 deadweight multipurpose vessel has a lifting capacity of up to 150 mts and is capable of moving a wide range of project cargo.

20 February 2023, Singapore – Swire Projects, a projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, completed its first voyage to Western Australia carrying 88 Ore Cars (wagons) for one of the world-leading resources companies, BHP.

11 July 2022, Singapore – Swire Projects (the Projects business unit of Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd.) has entered into a long-term agreement with shipowner R. Braren for the charter of three handysize multipurpose (MPP) vessels. These vessels will service customer requirements in “bluewater” trades, carrying project, breakbulk and unitised cargoes.

23 June 2022, Singapore – Swire Shipping, a leading operator of liner shipping services in the Asia-Pacific and around the globe, today announced that it has teamed up with UWL to offer a dedicated feeder service from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to its recently-announced service between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to Seattle on the US West Coast. At 25 days, the service is also the market’s fastest, and is expected to be popular with customers with a need for speed.