Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, South Korea, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and New Caledonia. 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 3 Mar 5 Mar 7 Mar 9 Mar 11 Mar
PGPOM 3 Mar 2026, 20:00→	PGLAE 6 Mar 2026, 12:02	2 days 16h Direct service	CORAL CHIEF IMO 9689938	CORAL CHIEF departs Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 3 Mar 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Lae (PGLAE) on 6 Mar 2026, 12:02. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 16h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZMAP 4 Mar 2026, 14:00→	NZTRG 5 Mar 2026, 02:00	12hrs Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Marsden Point (NZMAP) on 4 Mar 2026, 14:00 and arrives in Tauranga (NZTRG) on 5 Mar 2026, 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
JPOSA 4 Mar 2026, 12:53→	JPNGO 5 Mar 2026, 07:26	18h 33m Direct service	SUVA CHIEF IMO 9861897	SUVA CHIEF departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 4 Mar 2026, 12:53 and arrives in Nagoya (JPNGO) on 5 Mar 2026, 07:26. The transit time between these ports is 18h 33m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGLAE 4 Mar 2026, 15:21→	PGPOM 6 Mar 2026, 15:25	2 days Direct service	SAMOA CHIEF IMO 9614476	SAMOA CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 4 Mar 2026, 15:21 and arrives in Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 6 Mar 2026, 15:25. The transit time between these ports is 2 days and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPNGO 6 Mar 2026, 02:39→	JPSMZ 6 Mar 2026, 13:52	11h 13m Direct service	SUVA CHIEF IMO 9861897	SUVA CHIEF departs Nagoya (JPNGO) on 6 Mar 2026, 02:39 and arrives in Shimizu (JPSMZ) on 6 Mar 2026, 13:52. The transit time between these ports is 11h 13m 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	1-2 times a week	More details
2	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
3	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
4	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
5	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
6	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
7	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
8	JPSMZ	Shimizu	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
9	PGPOM	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
10	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	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.

Jan OTP 48.60%

Previous month OTP 49.56%

-0.96%

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.

Jan 5.0 days

Previous month 4.0 days

1.0 day

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 53%. This is 6% improvement on the previous month of 50. *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.