Board changes
Senior management appointments
Guy Bradley, Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.), met with a senior government official in Jiangsu province.
In June, Swire participated in the fourth annual China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.
In September, more than 170 colleagues from across the Group gathered for the two-day Swire Pacific SD 2050 Forum in Hong Kong.
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In June, Swire Properties hosted the inaugural Construction Safety Forum at HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai.
In late September, Swire Properties celebrated the official opening of Phase One of Taikoo Li Julong Wan Guangzhou – its first Taikoo Li development in the Greater Bay Area.
In September, Swire Properties officially topped out the first phase of Taikoo Li Xi'an.
Savyavasa, the luxury residential development by Swire Properties and JSI Group in South Jakarta, has welcomed its first residents.
Swire Properties' Green Performance Pledge, the pioneering sustainability initiative for office tenants, has achieved record-high participation levels.
Since its founding in 1881, Taikoo Sugar has served as a longtime partner to Hong Kong's restaurant, baking, beverage and food industries.
In May, Swire Coca-Cola's state-of-the-art plant in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, marked its first official day of operations.
In September, Swire Coca-Cola rolled out a fleet of AI-powered picking robots at its Zhengzhou facility.
Leaders from across Swire Coca-Cola's eight markets gathered in Shenzhen for the annual Leaders Summit, joined by Coca Cola system partners and a guest speaker from Tencent.
In April, Swire Coca-Cola, USA opened a new distribution facility in Mesa to help meet rising demand in the fast-growing Phoenix metro area.
In May, Guy Bradley, Chair of the Cathay group, attended a strike-the-gong ceremony at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited's event to mark 40 years of the city's modern stock exchange.
Cathay Pacific’s first-ever direct passenger flight between Hong Kong and Almaty will take off on 9th January 2027.
Cathay Pacific has once again been ranked among the Top 3 world’s best airlines at the prestigious 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards.
Cathay Cargo has exercised purchase rights for an additional two Airbus A350F freighters, taking its total commitment to eight, to support anticipated growth.
In August, the HAECO group and China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an engine lifecycle support platform in Hong Kong.
The HAECO group, along with Sun Group, Toyota Tsusho and Japan Airlines, will establish a new maintenance facility at Van Don International Airport in Vietnam.
Swire Shipping has established a new branch office in Dili, Timor-Leste, reflecting the company's confidence in Timor-Leste's economic potential and growing importance within the region.
Since February, Swire Shipping's Westwood vessels have been implementing a Safety Guardian Initiative, designed to increase crew involvement in safety and encourage proactive hazard reporting.
Swire Bulk has renewed its long-term agreement with K+S, one of Europe's leading producers of potash, a key nutrient in the production of fertilisers.
In May, Argent Energy revealed it would be among the first companies in the Port of Amsterdam to access the site's Transition Fund, using it to help cut emissions and boost energy efficiency.
The Swire Trust recently lent its support to the 15th National Marine Knowledge Competition.
Ten students spent six weeks this summer interning with Swire companies in the Chinese Mainland.
In August, the fifth edition of the Bi-city Youth Cultural Leadership Programme came to a close.
In June, Swire Coca-Cola HK partnered with the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups to launch the Dragon Boat Youth Programme.
To mark World Environment Day 2026, Finlays Mombasa colleagues came together to plant 1,550 mangrove seedlings at Mkupe on Kenya's coast.
In July, Cathay celebrated the graduation of 80 students who successfully completed the 2026 I Can Fly Youth Academy.
In April, HAECO signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the School of Mechanical Engineering at Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
This June, Swire Shipping announced it would be extending its Fijian Drua sponsorship, continuing one of the most recognisable partnerships in Pacific rugby.
In May, HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai was presented with one of the property industry’s most distinguished awards.
The 2026 awards season brought accolades aplenty across Upper House properties.
United States Cold Storage's McDonough facility has won Mars Snacking's prestigious annual Top Gun Warehouse Performance Award for the fourth consecutive year.
Cathay Cargo has been named "Cargo Operator of the Year" at Air Transport World's 2027 Airline Industry Achievement Awards.
Cathay Dining is the first food manufacturing facility to participate in the BEAM Plus F&B Version 1.0, officially receiving the highest Platinum rating.
HAECO received two honours at the MRO Asia-Pacific Awards 2026 in September.