Effective 4 November 2017, Swire Shipping’s North Asia service, which
connects Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan to Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Pacific
Islands and New Zealand will include an additional call to Rabaul, PNG.

Jeremy Sutton, Swire Shipping General Manager, said, “Swire Shipping has
served PNG for 75 years and remains committed to strengthening our service offering
in this market. The introduction of this direct call from North Asia to Rabaul
complements our existing service from Southeast Asia and provides our customers
with market leading transit times to PNG.”

The new Swire Shipping direct service from North Asia will call Rabaul every
20 days with a market leading transit time of 11 days from South Korea, 17 days from
Japan, 21 days from China and 24 days from Taiwan.

Randy Selvaratnam, Swire Shipping Country Manager in PNG said, “Rabaul is
the latest addition to an integrated Swire Shipping network that connects PNG to the
rest of the world. In catering to the needs of our customers, it is also important to us
that they have regular, reliable and cost-effective shipping solutions.”

Swire Shipping provides flexible multipurpose liner services with capacity for
conventional, refrigerated and breakbulk cargoes. It deploys a fleet of modern and
eco-friendly vessels as a long-term commitment to deliver sustainable shipping
solutions to its customers.

Swire Shipping has served the businesses and communities in PNG since
1939, with its offices in Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Kimbe, Alotau, Popendetta, Kavieng
and Port Moresby dedicated to delivering quality service to its customers.

About Swire Shipping
Swire Shipping is the liner shipping division of The China Navigation Company (CNCo)
and operates multiple liner trades in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America and
the nations of the South Pacific, in addition to providing services to India, the MiddleEast
and Europe. Swire Shipping’s network of services operates a versatile fleet of
multipurpose ships capable of carrying a wide range of cargoes including
containerised, refrigerated, project, breakbulk and heavylift cargoes.