October 9th, 2023 Meeting: Harry Stones

Registration & Event Information:

Location
La Quinta Inn & Suites
1425 E 27th St Tacoma, WA 98421

Schedule
11:15 am Registration & networking
11:30 am Lunch served
12:00 pm Event

Cost
$35 prepaid for members
– 3 days prior to the event
– Drawing is an additional $10 for 6 tickets
– Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members

Registration
Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form

Harry Stones | Swire Shipping Pte Ltd

Mr. Stones is the Head of Trades North America for Swire Shipping Pte Ltd. He joined the John Swire & Sons organization in 2014 on their Management Program. He then subsequently joined Swire Shipping in Singapore as an assistant trade manager as his first role.

Mr. Stones since worked and lived in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore (again) before moving into this new role here in North America, all for the Swire Shipping company. His roles have varied from a Trade Manager of our domestic shipping line in New Zealand, commercial manager of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, running pricing across the Pacific Islands, setting up our Sun Chief service connecting Vietnam to the USA to now overseeing our North American trade portfolio. This portfolio includes our acquisition from July 2022 of Westwood Shipping Lines, and our SoCal shipping trade, USWC to Pacific Islands (Polynesia Line).

As part of the Swire Group of businesses, they are afforded the luxury of taking the long-term view. Their footprint here in the United States spans Swire Properties, Swire Bulk, Swire Water, Swire Coca Cola, Haeco Americas, US Cold Storage and Cathay Pacific. The group is still owned by the same family carrying the Swire name, based in London, U.K. entering their 206th year of operations. 

Harry Stones holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from Durham University in the U.K.  


Reminder to bring Teddy Bears for the Carla Martin Teddy Bear Drive for Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital!

Registration & Event Information:

 LocationLa Quinta Inn & Suites  
 1425 E 27th St Tacoma, WA 98421 
 Schedule11:15 am  Registration & networking 
 11:30 am  Lunch served 
 12:00 pm  Event 
 Cost$25 prepaid for members 
 - 3 days prior to the event 
 - Drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets 
 - Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members 
 Registration Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form 

Upcoming Meetings:

  • November 13th - Richard Strand, Retired Colonel, Principal of Richard and Associates
  • December 11th - EFN Holiday Event
  • January 8th - Marilyn Strickland, US Representative
  • February 12th - John Wolfe, NWSA CEO

The TCT meets September through June on the second Monday of every month for networking, lunch and dynamic speakers on important issues to the transportation industry. Members, their guests and others are invited.

Thank you to all who contributed door prizes at our last meeting! All proceeds go toward TCT's Scholarship Program.

Registration & Event Information:

Location
La Quinta Inn & Suites
1425 E 27th St Tacoma, WA 98421

Schedule
11:15 am Registration & networking
11:30 am Lunch served
12:00 pm Event

Cost
$35 prepaid for members
– 3 days prior to the event
– Drawing is an additional $10 for 6 tickets
– Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members

Registration
Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form