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, Fiji, New Zealand and China. 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 12 Oct 16 Oct 20 Oct 24 Oct 28 Oct
KRPUS 12 Oct 2026, 23:21→	VUVLI 25 Oct 2026, 17:20	12 days 15h Direct service	NOUMEA CHIEF IMO 9614531	NOUMEA CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 12 Oct 2026, 23:21 and arrives in Port Vila (VUVLI) on 25 Oct 2026, 17:20. The transit time between these ports is 12 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
FJLTK 13 Oct 2026, 04:00→	SBHIR 14 Oct 2026, 21:00	1 day 18h Direct service	FRIDA RUSS IMO 9701279	FRIDA RUSS departs Port of Lautoka (FJLTK) on 13 Oct 2026, 04:00 and arrives in Honiara (SBHIR) on 14 Oct 2026, 21:00. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 18h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPOSA 13 Oct 2026, 02:00→	JPNGO 13 Oct 2026, 21:31	19h 31m Direct service	NADI CHIEF IMO 9861885	NADI CHIEF departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 13 Oct 2026, 02:00 and arrives in Nagoya (JPNGO) on 13 Oct 2026, 21:31. The transit time between these ports is 19h 31m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGPOM 13 Oct 2026, 20:00→	PGLAE 16 Oct 2026, 17:17	2 days 21h Direct service	CORAL CHIEF IMO 9689938	CORAL CHIEF departs Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 13 Oct 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Lae (PGLAE) on 16 Oct 2026, 17:17. The transit time between these ports is 2 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
JPNGO 14 Oct 2026, 11:00→	JPSMZ 15 Oct 2026, 00:27	13h 27m Direct service	NADI CHIEF IMO 9861885	NADI CHIEF departs Nagoya (JPNGO) on 14 Oct 2026, 11:00 and arrives in Shimizu (JPSMZ) on 15 Oct 2026, 00:27. The transit time between these ports is 13h 27m 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	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	PGPOM	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
4	FJLTK	Port of Lautoka	Fiji	2-4 times a week	More details
5	PGMAG	Madang	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
6	NZTIU	Timaru	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
7	CNXMG	Xiamen	China	1-2 times a week	More details
8	AUTSV	Townsville	Australia	1-2 times a week	More details
9	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
10	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#48Global Rank

Swire is ranked 48th 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.

Sep OTP 54.55%

Previous month OTP 61.32%

-6.78%

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.

Sep 6.0 days

Previous month 5.1 days

0.9 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 66%. This is 8% improvement on the previous month of 61. *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.