Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Japan and Fiji. The SCAC code for Swire is CHVW.

Swire schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Swire Shipping

Swire schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 12 Feb 14 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb 22 Feb
NCNOU 12 Feb 2026, 09:05→	PHSFS 22 Feb 2026, 00:34	9 days 18h Direct service	PORT VILA CHIEF IMO 9614488	PORT VILA CHIEF departs Noumea (NCNOU) on 12 Feb 2026, 09:05 and arrives in Subic Bay (PHSFS) on 22 Feb 2026, 00:34. The transit time between these ports is 9 days 18h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZTRG 12 Feb 2026, 15:00→	NZAKL 12 Feb 2026, 23:59	9hrs Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Tauranga (NZTRG) on 12 Feb 2026, 15:00 and arrives in Auckland (NZAKL) on 12 Feb 2026, 23:59. The transit time between these ports is 9hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZAKL 13 Feb 2026, 14:00→	NZLYT 15 Feb 2026, 12:40	1 day 22h Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Auckland (NZAKL) on 13 Feb 2026, 14:00 and arrives in Lyttelton (NZLYT) on 15 Feb 2026, 12:40. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 22h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
AUBNE 13 Feb 2026, 11:30→	PGPOM 17 Feb 2026, 02:48	3 days 15h Direct service	HIGHLAND CHIEF IMO 9689940	HIGHLAND CHIEF departs Brisbane (AUBNE) on 13 Feb 2026, 11:30 and arrives in Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 17 Feb 2026, 02:48. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
FJSUV 15 Feb 2026, 06:00→	FJLTK 16 Feb 2026, 18:59	1 day 13h Direct service	FRIDA RUSS IMO 9701279	FRIDA RUSS departs Suva (FJSUV) on 15 Feb 2026, 06:00 and arrives in Port of Lautoka (FJLTK) on 16 Feb 2026, 18:59. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 13h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that Swire services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
2	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
3	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	2-4 times a week	More details
4	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
5	FJSUV	Suva	Fiji	2-4 times a week	More details
6	AUBNE	Brisbane	Australia	2-4 times a week	More details
7	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NZTRG	Tauranga	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
9	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
10	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#38Global Rank

Swire is ranked 38th in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Swire as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Jan OTP 50.00%

Previous month OTP 50.44%

-0.44%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that Swire vessels are typically late by.

Jan 4.9 days

Previous month 3.9 days

1.0 day

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 53%. This is 6% improvement on the previous month of 50. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months Swire was, on average, 5 days late into port.