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, Japan, South Korea and New Caledonia. The SCAC code for Swire is CHVW.

Website: swireshipping.com

Swire schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Swire Shipping

Swire schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 3 Dec 9 Dec 16 Dec 22 Dec 28 Dec
BRRIG 3 Dec 2025, 10:30→	UYMVD 6 Dec 2025, 02:24	2 days 15h Direct service	MELANESIAN CHIEF IMO 9405100	MELANESIAN CHIEF departs Rio Grande (BRRIG) on 3 Dec 2025, 10:30 and arrives in Montevideo (UYMVD) on 6 Dec 2025, 02:24. The transit time between these ports is 2 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
PGPOM 5 Dec 2025, 00:52→	AUTSV 8 Dec 2025, 00:20	2 days 23h Direct service	SUVA CHIEF IMO 9861897	SUVA CHIEF departs Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 5 Dec 2025, 00:52 and arrives in Townsville (AUTSV) on 8 Dec 2025, 00:20. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 23h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NCNOU 5 Dec 2025, 05:00→	FJLTK 7 Dec 2025, 03:43	1 day 21h Direct service	TAKUTAI CHIEF IMO 9519327	TAKUTAI CHIEF departs Noumea (NCNOU) on 5 Dec 2025, 05:00 and arrives in Port of Lautoka (FJLTK) on 7 Dec 2025, 03:43. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NCNOU 5 Dec 2025, 21:29→	FJSUV 8 Dec 2025, 13:29	2 days 15h Direct service	APIA CHIEF IMO 9614529	APIA CHIEF departs Noumea (NCNOU) on 5 Dec 2025, 21:29 and arrives in Suva (FJSUV) on 8 Dec 2025, 13:29. The transit time between these ports is 2 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
KRPUS 8 Dec 2025, 17:41→	JPHKT 9 Dec 2025, 02:59	9h 18m Direct service	SAMOA CHIEF IMO 9614476	SAMOA CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 8 Dec 2025, 17:41 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 9 Dec 2025, 02:59. The transit time between these ports is 9h 18m 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	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	PGPOM	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
3	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
4	PGRAB	Rabaul	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
5	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
6	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
7	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
9	CAVAN	Vancouver	Canada	1-2 times a week	More details
10	BRRIG	Rio Grande	Brazil	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#40Global Rank

Swire is ranked 40th 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.

Oct OTP 42.24%

Previous month OTP 66.67%

-24.43%

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.

Oct 4.9 days

Previous month 5.4 days

-0.5 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 77%. This is 13% improvement on the previous month of 67. *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.