Swire Shipping affiliate, SSPL US Inc., has acquired Westwood Shipping Lines from J-WeSco Limited, a subsidiary of The Sumitomo Warehouse Company Limited. The acquisition complements Swire Shipping’s growth strategy to widen its liner network, while also vertically integrating many of its shipping services with first- and last-mile land services. Founded in 1980, Westwood services the trans-Pacific trade as a first-class multipurpose operator dedicated to the Japan, Korea and China markets to and from the Pacific Northwest. The company is headquartered in Puyallup, Washington.
