Merlin Swire paid a courtesy call on Mr Jiang Zengwei, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and China Chamber of International Commerce, and President of the China National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce.

On 25th May, John Slosar, Chairman of Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific, gave a speech on major trends in aviation during a lunch hosted by Orient Aviation media group in Hong Kong.

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Swire Hotels has opened EAST, Miami, the anchor hotel in Swire Properties' mixed-use development, Brickell City Centre, in Miami, Florida.

Steamships Trading's property development arm, Pacific Palms Property, has partnered with Ok Tedi Development Foundation to build a new Cassowary Hotel in Kiunga in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.

Cathay Pacific recently opened a new First and Business Class passenger lounge in Vancouver and unveiled its newly refurbished and expanded Business Class lounge, The Pier, at Hong Kong International Airport.

In May, Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo signed a cooperation agreement to work together on network planning, sales, IT and ground handling on routes between Hong Kong and 13 European destinations.

In May, HAECO Private Jet Solutions launched a new concept, "Zen" in cabin design for narrow-body aircraft at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva.

United States Cold Storage has opened a new facility in McDonough, Georgia, offering 8.6 million cubic feet of warehouse and distribution space.

On 19th May, The China Navigation Company named the last two in the current series of B.Delta39 handy-size bulk carriers built at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipyard at Zhoushan in Mainland China.

Swire Pacific Offshore's Platform Supply Vessel, Pacific Legacy, was berthed at the waterfront promenade of Singapore's VivoCity shopping mall from 21st to 23rd April as part of the OSV@Vivo Open House organised by the Singapore Shipping Association.

In June and July, Swire Coca-Cola Beverages Hefei launched a "Clean Water 24" campaign, delivering more than 825,000 bottles of Ice Dew Water to local communities in need.

Swire Shipping donated US$10,000 to the Fiji Red Cross Society in support of its recovery work for those affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston.