In September, a team from Swire Shipping and Swire Bulk celebrated victory at the end of a seven-day trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. The gruelling challenge was a major fundraiser organised by the Sailors’ Society, a charity that provides support to the international maritime community. Team members came from all over the network and trained for six months to prepare for multi-day, long distance hikes over steep and rocky terrain, coping with fatigue and altitude sickness along the way. As well as raising awareness of the invaluable service the Sailors’ Society provides to the industry, the event proved to be a bonding exercise for the 15 teammates, who said that they came to Tanzania as colleagues and left as a family.
