Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji and South Korea. 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 20 Apr 22 Apr 24 Apr 26 Apr 28 Apr
JPTYO 20 Apr 2026, 05:00→	JPYOK 20 Apr 2026, 07:05	2hrs Direct service	MORESBY CHIEF IMO 9848766	MORESBY CHIEF departs Tokyo (JPTYO) on 20 Apr 2026, 05:00 and arrives in Yokohama (JPYOK) on 20 Apr 2026, 07:05. The transit time between these ports is 2hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 20 Apr 2026, 13:30→	PGLAE 28 Apr 2026, 17:56	8 days 3h Direct service	KIRIBATI CHIEF IMO 9614505	KIRIBATI CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 20 Apr 2026, 13:30 and arrives in Lae (PGLAE) on 28 Apr 2026, 17:56. The transit time between these ports is 8 days 3h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGLAE 20 Apr 2026, 15:37→	SBHIR 23 Apr 2026, 19:04	3 days 2h Direct service	HIGHLAND CHIEF IMO 9689940	HIGHLAND CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 20 Apr 2026, 15:37 and arrives in Honiara (SBHIR) on 23 Apr 2026, 19:04. The transit time between these ports is 3 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
NZLYT 20 Apr 2026, 19:00→	NZMAP 22 Apr 2026, 05:04	1 day 10h Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Lyttelton (NZLYT) on 20 Apr 2026, 19:00 and arrives in Marsden Point (NZMAP) on 22 Apr 2026, 05:04. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 10h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPYOK 20 Apr 2026, 21:00→	JPNGO 21 Apr 2026, 15:28	18h 28m Direct service	MORESBY CHIEF IMO 9848766	MORESBY CHIEF departs Yokohama (JPYOK) on 20 Apr 2026, 21:00 and arrives in Nagoya (JPNGO) on 21 Apr 2026, 15:28. The transit time between these ports is 18h 28m 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	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	NZLYT	Lyttelton	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
3	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	2-4 times a week	More details
4	FJLTK	Port of Lautoka	Fiji	2-4 times a week	More details
5	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
6	JPHKT	Hakata	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
7	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
8	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	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

#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.

Mar OTP 65.12%

Previous month OTP 43.75%

21.37%

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.

Mar 4.2 days

Previous month 4.5 days

-0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 48%. This is 8% improvement on the previous month of 44. *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.