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February 2, 2024

Swire Shipping

Swire Shipping announced that Westwood Shipping Lines, a niche vessel operator specializing in the trade between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, will change its name to Swire Shipping. Swire Shipping acquired Westwood in June 2022 as part of a growth strategy to expand its liner network in North America.

The rebranding builds on Westwood's legacy, leveraging capabilities in containers, networks, and projects across the global Swire Shipping network to better serve customers throughout North America, Japan, South Korea, and China. Swire Shipping will continue to operate its Puyallup office as the regional hub for its North America operations. Seven vessels from the Swire Shipping owned fleet will operate on the Westwood service within the expanded global network, with four vessels retaining their existing Westwood name and green hulls in a nod to its 130-year legacy. Harry Stones is the president of Swire Shipping North America. In recognition of the strong ties with Japanese customers and their supply chains, as well as to strengthen its transpacific reach, Swire Shipping also announced the establishment of a new office in Tokyo, bringing representation in-house and enabling more direct engagement with customers. Headquartered in Singapore, Swire Shipping is the wholly owned, deep-sea ship-owning and operating arm of the multinational Swire group.




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