Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, Solomon Islands, The Philippines, New Zealand and Samoa. 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 15 Sep 20 Sep 26 Sep 2 Oct 8 Oct
JPOSA 15 Sep 2026, 02:00→	JPNGO 15 Sep 2026, 19:42	17h 42m Direct service	LAUTOKA CHIEF IMO 9868431	LAUTOKA CHIEF departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 15 Sep 2026, 02:00 and arrives in Nagoya (JPNGO) on 15 Sep 2026, 19:42. The transit time between these ports is 17h 42m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
WSAPW 15 Sep 2026, 19:19→	ASPPG 15 Sep 2026, 10:16	14h 57m Direct service	POLYNESIA IMO 9435246	POLYNESIA departs Apia (WSAPW) on 15 Sep 2026, 19:19 and arrives in Pago Pago (ASPPG) on 15 Sep 2026, 10:16. The transit time between these ports is 14h 57m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGLAE 16 Sep 2026, 01:21→	PGPOM 20 Sep 2026, 02:24	4 days 1h Direct service	RABAUL CHIEF IMO 9848780	RABAUL CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 16 Sep 2026, 01:21 and arrives in Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 20 Sep 2026, 02:24. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 1h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPTYO 18 Sep 2026, 00:00→	USPAE 30 Sep 2026, 02:15	12 days 18h Direct service	LAUTOKA CHIEF IMO 9868431	LAUTOKA CHIEF departs Tokyo (JPTYO) on 18 Sep 2026, 00:00 and arrives in Everett (USPAE) on 30 Sep 2026, 02:15. The transit time between these ports is 12 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
KRPUS 19 Sep 2026, 07:00→	JPOSA 21 Sep 2026, 06:16	1 day 23h Direct service	WESTWOOD VICTORIA IMO 9226059	WESTWOOD VICTORIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 19 Sep 2026, 07:00 and arrives in Osaka (JPOSA) on 21 Sep 2026, 06:16. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 23h 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	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
2	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	SBHIR	Honiara	Solomon Islands	2-4 times a week	More details
4	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
5	PHCGY	Cagayan de Oro	Philippines	2-4 times a week	More details
6	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
7	WSAPW	Apia	Samoa	1-2 times a week	More details
8	AUBNE	Brisbane	Australia	1-2 times a week	More details
9	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
10	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#37Global Rank

Swire is ranked 37th 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.

Jul OTP 63.64%

Previous month OTP 65.49%

-1.86%

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.

Jul 4.0 days

Previous month 4.1 days

-0.1 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 68%. This is 4% improvement on the previous month of 65. *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, 4 days late into port.