Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as South Korea, Japan, Papua New Guinea, The United States and Canada. 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 23 Sep 27 Sep 1 Oct 5 Oct 9 Oct
JPOSA 23 Sep 2025→	JPNGO 23 Sep 2025	17hrs Direct service	WESTWOOD COLUMBIA IMO 9226047	WESTWOOD COLUMBIA departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 23 Sep 2025 and arrives in Nagoya (JPNGO) on 23 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 17hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZMAP 24 Sep 2025→	NZTRG 25 Sep 2025	12h 17m Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Marsden Point (NZMAP) on 24 Sep 2025 and arrives in Tauranga (NZTRG) on 25 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 12h 17m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPSMZ 25 Sep 2025→	JPTYO 25 Sep 2025	11h 47m Direct service	WESTWOOD COLUMBIA IMO 9226047	WESTWOOD COLUMBIA departs Shimizu (JPSMZ) on 25 Sep 2025 and arrives in Tokyo (JPTYO) on 25 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 11h 47m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZTRG 25 Sep 2025→	NZAKL 26 Sep 2025	10h 13m Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Tauranga (NZTRG) on 25 Sep 2025 and arrives in Auckland (NZAKL) on 26 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 10h 13m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USPAE 25 Sep 2025→	USSEA 25 Sep 2025	3hrs Direct service	WESTWOOD RAINIER IMO 9226035	WESTWOOD RAINIER departs Everett (USPAE) on 25 Sep 2025 and arrives in Seattle (USSEA) on 25 Sep 2025. The transit time between these ports is 3hrs 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	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
2	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
3	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
4	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	USPAE	Everett	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	JPSMZ	Shimizu	Japan	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	CAVAN	Vancouver	Canada	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	NZTRG	Tauranga	New Zealand	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#34Global Rank

Swire is ranked 34th 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.

Aug OTP 70.21%

Previous month OTP 60.43%

9.78%

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.

Aug 6.0 days

Previous month 4.5 days

1.6 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 67%. This is 10% improvement on the previous month of 60. *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.