Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Taiwan and Australia. 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 6 Sep 10 Sep 15 Sep 19 Sep 24 Sep
PGLAE 6 Sep 2026, 03:00→	SBHIR 9 Sep 2026, 12:01	3 days 8h Direct service	HIGHLAND CHIEF IMO 9689940	HIGHLAND CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 6 Sep 2026, 03:00 and arrives in Honiara (SBHIR) on 9 Sep 2026, 12:01. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 8h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
TWKHH 6 Sep 2026, 13:15→	PHCGY 10 Sep 2026, 10:44	3 days 21h Direct service	ARKADIA IMO 9226815	ARKADIA departs Kaohsiung (TWKHH) on 6 Sep 2026, 13:15 and arrives in Cagayan de Oro (PHCGY) on 10 Sep 2026, 10:44. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
AUMEL 6 Sep 2026, 17:00→	AUBNE 9 Sep 2026, 21:15	3 days 4h Direct service	CORAL CHIEF IMO 9689938	CORAL CHIEF departs Melbourne (AUMEL) on 6 Sep 2026, 17:00 and arrives in Brisbane (AUBNE) on 9 Sep 2026, 21:15. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 4h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CAVAN 6 Sep 2026, 20:15→	KRPUS 23 Sep 2026, 15:07	16 days 2h Direct service	SUVA CHIEF IMO 9861897	SUVA CHIEF departs Vancouver (CAVAN) on 6 Sep 2026, 20:15 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 23 Sep 2026, 15:07. The transit time between these ports is 16 days 2h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPOSA 7 Sep 2026, 17:01→	JPTYO 9 Sep 2026, 02:57	1 day 9h Direct service	MORESBY CHIEF IMO 9848766	MORESBY CHIEF departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 7 Sep 2026, 17:01 and arrives in Tokyo (JPTYO) on 9 Sep 2026, 02:57. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 9h 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	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
3	CAVAN	Vancouver	Canada	2-4 times a week	More details
4	TWKHH	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	2-4 times a week	More details
5	AUMEL	Melbourne	Australia	1-2 times a week	More details
6	THSRI	Sriracha	Thailand	1-2 times a week	More details
7	VUVLI	Port Vila	Vanuatu	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
9	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
10	USSEA	Seattle	United States	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#46Global Rank

Swire is ranked 46th 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 62.41%

Previous month OTP 65.73%

-3.33%

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 3% improvement on the previous month of 66. *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.