Swire Shipping Pte Ltd announced that its subsidiary, SSPL US Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Westwood Shipping Lines Inc., says a press release published on their website.
The worldwide spread of Swire Lines
The acquisition complements Swire Shipping’s growth strategy to widen its liner network while also vertically integrating many of its shipping services with first- and last-mile land services.
Swire Shipping currently owns a multi-purpose fleet providing a wide range of specialist customer solutions for containerised, project, heavy lift, breakbulk and mini-bulk cargoes.
Strengthening around Pacifi
“We are excited to welcome Westwood to the Swire Shipping family,” said James Woodrow, Managing Director, Swire Shipping.
“Over the years, we have been looking at strengthening our presence around the Pacific and Westwood, with its excellent safety standards, high quality reputation, cargo handling abilities, and long-term customer relationships, emerged as a strong choice. We know that we will be building on Westwood’s sound business fundamentals, and we look forward to broadening our liner network.”
Provide current services
Westwood will continue to provide its current services with its strong team of professionals in Japan, USA, Canada, Korea, and China.
Protect clients
Jack Mahoney, President and CEO of Westwood, expressed that, “the team at Westwood is delighted to join the Swire Group as part of Swire Shipping. The 150-year commitment to shipping is impressive, and it is matched by Swire Shipping’s commitment to build on that history to its customers’ advantage.”
He added that “Westwood has enjoyed Sumitomo Warehouse’s supportive role in the transformation of these last couple years. Now we look forward to benefiting from Swire Shipping’s deep experience while continuing to protect our clients’ supply chains between northeast Asia and the Pacific northwest through our independent, reliable, and agile operation, which we underpin with personal service delivered locally.”
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Source: SWIRE SHIPPING
