Beginning in December, Swire Shipping’s West Coast North America (WCNA) Service will add a monthly, direct call linking Everett with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. This opens up a new trade lane for the Port of Everett. Swire Shipping, headquartered in Singapore, is the liner trades division of The China Navigation Company – the deep sea shipowning and operating arm of the multinational Swire Group.  Swire Shipping is a leading provider of shipping services across Asia and the South Pacific.   Swire’s West Coast North America Service operates two x 31,000 ton deadweight multi-purpose “S” Class vessels. The vessels were built in 2013 and offer capacity for up to 2,000 TEU, including up to 150 reefer containers, and are fitted with 4 x 60 metric ton deck cranes (combinable to 110-metric ton lift capacity). Swire will serve the Port of Everett every 35 days, carrying a wide range of general cargoes (including heavy and bulky project lifts), as well as general and refrigerated containers.   "Swire Shipping is proud to work with the Port of Everett in this new venture, and we are excited to expand our West Coast North America service offerings into the Puget Sound.  We are grateful to the Port staff for all their hard work in developing an opportunity for this new call to take place" said Pete Grossgart, US Country Manager for Swire Shipping. Swire Shipping offers a monthly direct service from Vancouver BC, Everett WA, Vancouver WA and Los Angeles, through to Suva, Brisbane, Port Kembla, Geelong and Tauranga, with onward connections across the South Pacific. The Port of Everett has recently invested in a 150-ton capacity GMHK 7608 Mobile Harbor Crane that complements its existing 100-ton capacity HMK280E offering tandem lifts up to 250 metric tons. “We look forward to partnering and growing the trade with Swire Shipping’s service between the West Coast and South Pacific. We believe our road and BNSF rail connections coupled with the Ports investment in facilities and equipment will enhance Swire’s service offerings.  We are very pleased that Swire has chosen to call the Port of Everett,” said Chief Operating Officer Carl Wollebek.