Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, China and Japan. 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 7 May 9 May 11 May 13 May 14 May
JPNGO 07 May 2025→	JPSMZ 07 May 2025	8hrs Direct service	WESTWOOD VICTORIA IMO 9226059	WESTWOOD VICTORIA departs Nagoya, Aichi (JPNGO) on 07 May 2025 and arrives in Shimizu (JPSMZ) on 07 May 2025. The transit time between these ports is 8hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
INTUT 07 May 2025→	LKCMB 08 May 2025	23h 14m Direct service	TAKUTAI CHIEF IMO 9519327	TAKUTAI CHIEF departs Tuticorin (INTUT) on 07 May 2025 and arrives in Colombo (LKCMB) on 08 May 2025. The transit time between these ports is 23h 14m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NCNOU 07 May 2025→	NZAKL 10 May 2025	2 days 11h Direct service	KIRIBATI CHIEF IMO 9614505	KIRIBATI CHIEF departs Noumea (NCNOU) on 07 May 2025 and arrives in Auckland (NZAKL) on 10 May 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 11h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USSEA 08 May 2025→	CAVAN 08 May 2025	13hrs Direct service	RABAUL CHIEF IMO 9848780	RABAUL CHIEF departs Seattle (USSEA) on 08 May 2025 and arrives in Vancouver (CAVAN) on 08 May 2025. The transit time between these ports is 13hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel might be delayed by 6 days	See sailing schedules
NCNOU 09 May 2025→	NCPNY 09 May 2025	4h 30m Direct service	PORT VILA CHIEF IMO 9614488	PORT VILA CHIEF departs Noumea (NCNOU) on 09 May 2025 and arrives in PRONY (NCPNY) on 09 May 2025. The transit time between these ports is 4h 30m 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	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	INTUT	Tuticorin	India	2-4 times a week	More details
3	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
4	CNCGU	Changshu	China	1-2 times a week	More details
5	JPNGO	Nagoya, Aichi	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
6	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
7	FJLTK	Port of Lautoka	Fiji	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
9	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
10	USSEA	Seattle	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#29Global Rank

Swire is ranked 29th 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.

Apr OTP 53.19%

Previous month OTP 57.03%

-3.84%

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.

Apr 10.8 days

Previous month 13.6 days

-2.8 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 53%. This is a decline on the previous month of 57% OTP. *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, 12 days late into port.