Barnaby Swire performs the traditional eye-dotting ritual to awaken the lion, at the opening ceremony for CNCo's new China Headquarters.

The China Navigation Company ("CNCo") celebrated the official opening of its China Headquarters in Shanghai in November, and of a new branch office in Vancouver in August. The opening of the Shanghai office was a particularly significant event for CNCo, marking the shipping company’s return to its birthplace, where it commenced operations on the Yangtze River in 1872. Located in Swire Properties' HKRI Taikoo Hui development, the Shanghai office is home to two of CNCo's business divisions, Swire Shipping and Swire Bulk. Swire group Chairman and outgoing CNCo Chairman, Barnaby Swire, officiated at the opening ceremony, together with CNCo's new Chairman, Sam Swire, and Managing Director, James Woodrow, and other members of the Board of Directors.

With the opening of the new Vancouver office, CNCo now operates a global network of multipurpose and dry-bulk services in 16 countries.