Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Papua New Guinea, Japan, South Korea, The United States and New Zealand. 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 24 Dec 27 Dec 29 Dec 1 Jan 3 Jan
NZMAP 24 Dec 2025, 14:00→	NZTRG 25 Dec 2025, 02:00	12hrs Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Marsden Point (NZMAP) on 24 Dec 2025, 14:00 and arrives in Tauranga (NZTRG) on 25 Dec 2025, 02:00. The transit time between these ports is 12hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
BRRIG 24 Dec 2025, 10:30→	UYMVD 27 Dec 2025, 01:17	2 days 14h Direct service	MELANESIAN CHIEF IMO 9405100	MELANESIAN CHIEF departs Rio Grande (BRRIG) on 24 Dec 2025, 10:30 and arrives in Montevideo (UYMVD) on 27 Dec 2025, 01:17. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 14h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 24 Dec 2025, 23:27→	JPOSA 26 Dec 2025, 13:21	1 day 13h Direct service	WESTWOOD RAINIER IMO 9226035	WESTWOOD RAINIER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 24 Dec 2025, 23:27 and arrives in Osaka (JPOSA) on 26 Dec 2025, 13:21. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 13h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 25 Dec 2025, 09:10→	PGLAE 3 Jan 2026, 09:41	8 days 23h Direct service	PORT VILA CHIEF IMO 9614488	PORT VILA CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 25 Dec 2025, 09:10 and arrives in Lae (PGLAE) on 3 Jan 2026, 09:41. The transit time between these ports is 8 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
JPOSA 27 Dec 2025, 12:59→	JPNGO 28 Dec 2025, 06:43	17h 43m Direct service	WESTWOOD RAINIER IMO 9226035	WESTWOOD RAINIER departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 27 Dec 2025, 12:59 and arrives in Nagoya (JPNGO) on 28 Dec 2025, 06:43. The transit time between these ports is 17h 43m 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	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
2	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
3	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
4	JPSMZ	Shimizu	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
5	USSEA	Seattle	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
6	USPAE	Everett	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
7	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
9	BRRIG	Rio Grande	Brazil	1-2 times a week	More details
10	NZLYT	Lyttelton	New Zealand	Every 1-2 weeks	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.

Nov OTP 55.56%

Previous month OTP 42.24%

13.31%

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.

Nov 5.3 days

Previous month 4.9 days

0.4 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 67%. This is 37% improvement on the previous month of 42. *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.