Swire Projects Launches New Australia Route

By Simon West

Swire Projects has completed its first voyage to Western Australia carrying 88 ore cars for global mining company, BHP.

Swire Projects, the heavy-lift shipping services division of Singapore-based Swire Shipping, deployed its 19,000-dwt multipurpose vessel, Johnnie Bryan, to ship the jennies from Dalian in China to Port Hedland in Australia’s Pilbara region.

The 480-tonne-capacity vessel arrived and discharged the cargo in Port Hedland earlier this year.

The company said it was planning more regular sailings to the region in the near future.

Speaking to Breakbulk, Namir Khanbabi, general manager of Swire Projects, said Western Australia was a “region of focus”.

“We feel that Swire Projects’ expertise in projects and heavy-lift shipping services can offer a unique and valuable solution for the project sector within mining, oil and gas and wind in the region, which is further enhanced by Swire Shipping’s recently improved multipurpose liner shipping service frequency to 18 days, from Singapore to Port Hedland,” Khanbabi said.

Swire Projects was established in October 2020 to provide specialist shipping services to the energy, renewable and infrastructure sector.

Parent company Swire Shipping, the deep-sea ship owning and operating arm of the Swire Group, will be exhibiting at Breakbulk Europe, taking place on 6-8 June in Rotterdam.