Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as The United States, New Zealand, Japan, Fiji and Samoa. 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 24 Nov 28 Nov 3 Dec 7 Dec 12 Dec
WSAPW 24 Nov 2025, 01:03→	ASPPG 23 Nov 2025, 14:42	13h 39m Direct service	MAJURO CHIEF IMO 9614517	MAJURO CHIEF departs Apia (WSAPW) on 24 Nov 2025, 01:03 and arrives in Pago Pago (ASPPG) on 23 Nov 2025, 14:42. The transit time between these ports is 13h 39m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPNGO 24 Nov 2025, 05:38→	JPSMZ 24 Nov 2025, 16:21	10h 43m Direct service	LAUTOKA CHIEF IMO 9868431	LAUTOKA CHIEF departs Nagoya (JPNGO) on 24 Nov 2025, 05:38 and arrives in Shimizu (JPSMZ) on 24 Nov 2025, 16:21. The transit time between these ports is 10h 43m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USSEA 23 Nov 2025, 23:29→	CAVAN 24 Nov 2025, 12:26	12h 56m Direct service	WESTWOOD RAINIER IMO 9226035	WESTWOOD RAINIER departs Seattle (USSEA) on 23 Nov 2025, 23:29 and arrives in Vancouver (CAVAN) on 24 Nov 2025, 12:26. The transit time between these ports is 12h 56m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZLYT 26 Nov 2025, 18:54→	NZMAP 28 Nov 2025, 13:18	1 day 18h Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Lyttelton (NZLYT) on 26 Nov 2025, 18:54 and arrives in Marsden Point (NZMAP) on 28 Nov 2025, 13:18. 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
USSEA 28 Nov 2025, 09:00→	CAVAN 28 Nov 2025, 22:00	13hrs Direct service	NADI CHIEF IMO 9861885	NADI CHIEF departs Seattle (USSEA) on 28 Nov 2025, 09:00 and arrives in Vancouver (CAVAN) on 28 Nov 2025, 22:00. The transit time between these ports is 13hrs 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	USSEA	Seattle	The United States	2-4 times a week	More details
2	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
3	NZLYT	Lyttelton	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
4	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
5	FJSUV	Suva	Fiji	2-4 times a week	More details
6	FJLTK	Port of Lautoka	Fiji	2-4 times a week	More details
7	WSAPW	Apia	Samoa	1-2 times a week	More details
8	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	1-2 times a week	More details
9	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
10	NZTRG	Tauranga	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.

Oct OTP 42.24%

Previous month OTP 66.67%

-24.43%

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.

Oct 4.9 days

Previous month 5.4 days

-0.4 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 77%. This is 13% improvement on the previous month of 67. *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.