The company provides cargo and freight, engineering and maritime logistical support, bulk fuel deliveries, and defence industry support, operating linehaul vessels and landing craft vessels, in addition to barges, tugs and landing craft.
Sea Swift started in 1987 when founder Sid Faithfull identified an opportunity to service Gulf of Carpentaria fishing fleets by mothershipping from Karumba.
Over the next 25 years, Sea Swift grew to become Australia's largest privately owned shipping company, operating regular freight, mothershipping, project logistics, and passenger cruise services from its Cairns headquarters to communities throughout Far North Queensland.
Many communities in the Torres Strait would be almost completely isolated from essential goods and services if Sea Swift did not deliver to them.
Sea Swift service most locations in the Torres Strait, including Saibai Island, 16km from the coast of Papua New Guinea.