Fiji Times Friday 29 September 2017 SINCE opening a branch office in Fiji this year, China Navigation Company, Swire Shipping (Agencies) Ltd has been working to grow its brand recognition in the South Pacific.
Company representative Chris de Villiers said their immediate goal was to foster trade and make Fiji the hub of their operation.
“From a Swire Shipping perspective our biggest challenge starting out here in Fiji was that in the past we’ve always operated through an agency so the idea of setting up our own branch office was to grow our brand recognition in the South Pacific.
“That’s our challenge; we want Swire Shipping to be a household name. We want all the industry where we work to be able to recognise Swire Shipping and for what it stands for in terms of our excellence our single partner solution and just being able to be a solution to people’s supply needs,” he said.
The company, which has enjoyed 200 years of operation globally, decided upon Fiji after buying out Pacific Agencies this year.
The shipping company provides shipping services from around the world into Fiji with ships coming from Australia, Singapore, South East Asia, China, Korea and Japan. Read more…
