Barnaby Swire offers a toast to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. He was joined by Steamships directors, including the company's Chairman, Geoff Cundle, (fifth from right), and PNG's Minister for Lands & Physical Planning and APEC 2018, Mr Justin Tkatchenko, (third from left).

On 12th September 2018, Steamships hosted a reception for over 500 guests to celebrate 100 years of doing business in Papua New Guinea. Swire group Chairman Barnaby Swire and the family of the late Don Harvey, Steamships' longest-serving Managing Director, also attended the milestone event. From its humble beginnings in 1918 as a one-vessel trading operation to its present position as one of the largest private employers in the country, Steamships Trading Company has grown alongside the emerging nation of Papua New Guinea to become one of the country's icons.