17/02/2025

Conveniently located in the central business area, the new premise will enable Swire Shipping to be closer to its customers, partners and the community

Port Moresby – Swire Shipping today announced its move to a new office location in the central business area, at Gordons Business Centre, commemorating this milestone with a celebration attended by over 70 guests comprising of key customers, business partners and suppliers. The move to a new, enhanced office space demonstrates Swire Shipping’s commitment to the Papua New Guinea (PNG) market in the long-term. In addition, the new premise is strategically located in the proximity of local businesses, enabling Swire Shipping to be closer to its customers, partners and the community.

Guests were welcomed with a traditional dance performance. Swire Shipping’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Sutton and Chief Commercial Officer, Randy Selvaratnam commemorated the official opening of the new office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Opening the event, Jeremy underlined Swire Shipping’s commitment to the South Pacific region. “Swire Shipping has been in business in the Asia-Pacific for over 150 years,” he said. “Over the years, we have established ourselves as a leading shipping company in the Asia-Pacific, with a reputation for safety, integrity, and reliability. This has been made possible by our dedicated teams on the ground, and a relentless focus on service and reliability that resonates with our customers.

“In the South Pacific, today Swire Shipping has over 20 offices strategically located throughout the region. We expanded our presence over the years to provide even better support to our customers and the communities here. Most recently, in 2022, we opened a new branch office in Tonga,” he added. “Our teams on the ground have worked tirelessly to create better experiences for our customers by offering fixed-day weekly and fortnightly on-time services. Through these efforts, we are delighted to be the most reliable carrier on the trade lanes between Asia and Oceania in 2024, according to Sea-Intelligence. We look forward to building stronger relationships and creating lasting value for our customers and all whom we work with.”

Expanding on the significance of the PNG market, Country Manager – PNG, Isabel Maguire said, “Swire Shipping has deep roots in PNG; we have been shipping into and out of the country for more than 80 years. Today, we have nine offices in PNG, having opened our latest in Wewak in 2023. Throughout the years, we have built a strong reputation in PNG as a consistent and dependable company that prioritises safety and sustainability, and cares about its people, its partners and the local communities. We have lasting relationships with many customers and partners here. PNG is an important market for us, and we look forward to growing our business here, leveraging our presence on the ground to enable our people, customers and partners to succeed.”

Swire Shipping's PNG Branch Managers with Jeremy Sutton, CEO. From left to right: Bob Bopi (Oro Bay), Johnny Yang (Kokopo), Karo Ripa (Kimbe), Yvonne Suat (Lae), Jeremy Sutton, Josephine Yabogo (Alotau), Graeme Gangloff (Lae), Oscar Atolik (Madang), Jokshan Awano (Wewak)

Guests were taken on a tour of the new office. One of the highlights of the new workspace is the addition of improved collaboration areas and breakout spaces, designed to encourage interaction between teams and provide room for brainstorming and idea generation. Workstations are also equipped with ergonomic furniture to enhance employee wellbeing and safety.

“People are our greatest assets,” explained Isabel. “By providing a conducive environment and opportunities for collaboration and improved communication between teams, we want to make work more efficient and productive for our people. This in turn will enable us to shorten turnaround times for customer requests and thus help to save our customers’ time.

“We look forward to creating even better experiences for our customers and nurturing a collaborative and inclusive work environment for our people out of the new office.”

The celebration concluded with mingling over canapes and drinks.

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Swire Shipping in PNG

Swire Shipping operates four services into and out of PNG. To better support customers in PNG and the region, the company upgraded its North Asia Express (NAX) service in 2020, and since 2023, offers a market-leading fixed-day weekly service (PWX) between Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

Swire Shipping is committed to doing its part to build a more sustainable future. The company has in place a sustainability strategy and decarbonisation roadmap with defined targets that meet and/or exceed what is required by regulation, and is dedicated to supporting the communities in which it operates. Some of the key projects that Swire Shipping supported in PNG in 2024 include: launch of the Pacific School Furniture Programme in partnership with CPL Foundation, under which Swire Shipping provides freight from Australia to PNG on pro bono basis and facilitates the delivery of school furniture to the schools in need; provision of a grant to Sea Women of Melanesia that enabled the purchase of a 23-foot longboat to be used in training programmes; and donation to Cheshire disAbility Services to fund the purchase of a bus and refurbishment of their existing guardhouse and outdoor stage, so the organisation is better equipped and able to serve children and adults with disabilities in and around Port Moresby.

About Swire Shipping

Swire Shipping is the wholly owned, deep-sea ship owning and operating arm of the multinational Swire group.

Headquartered in Singapore, Swire Shipping is dedicated to facilitating and growing trade in regions where it operates. Connecting over 400 ports, Swire Shipping provides several high frequency liner shipping services in the Asia Pacific markets; integrated logistics solutions in the Pacific; transpacific services between North Asia and the Pacific Northwest; and specialist shipping services to the global project logistics market under the brand name, Swire Projects. It specialises in providing a wide range of specialist customer solutions for project, heavy lift, refrigerated, breakbulk and mini bulk cargoes. Swire Shipping maintains a worldwide agency network in addition to its own representative offices across the Asia-Pacific, Pacific Islands, North America, and Europe, providing customers with dedicated service and expert market knowledge.

For more information, please visit www.swireshipping.com.

Media contacts

Kevin LIM
Head of Corporate Communications, Swire Shipping
Tel: +65 9296 7318

Email: kevinsp.lim@swireshipping.com

Stella CHOO
Corporate Communications Manager, Swire Shipping
Tel: +65 9126 2595
Email: stella.choo@swireshipping.com

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