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, New Zealand, Fiji and Australia. 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 4 Jul 7 Jul 10 Jul 14 Jul 17 Jul
PGLAE 04 Jul 2025→	NCNOU 08 Jul 2025	4 days 7h Direct service	APIA CHIEF IMO 9614529	APIA CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 04 Jul 2025 and arrives in Noumea (NCNOU) on 08 Jul 2025. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 04 Jul 2025→	JPHKT 05 Jul 2025	16h 34m Direct service	RABAUL CHIEF IMO 9848780	RABAUL CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 04 Jul 2025 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 05 Jul 2025. The transit time between these ports is 16h 34m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGPOM 05 Jul 2025→	PGGUR 07 Jul 2025	1 day 21h Direct service	DILI CHIEF IMO 9371969	DILI CHIEF departs Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 05 Jul 2025 and arrives in Alotau (PGGUR) on 07 Jul 2025. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 07 Jul 2025→	JPOSA 09 Jul 2025	1 day 18h Direct service	WESTWOOD RAINIER IMO 9226035	WESTWOOD RAINIER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 07 Jul 2025 and arrives in Osaka (JPOSA) on 09 Jul 2025. 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
KRPUS 08 Jul 2025→	PGLAE 17 Jul 2025	8 days 18h Direct service	PORT VILA CHIEF IMO 9614488	PORT VILA CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 08 Jul 2025 and arrives in Lae (PGLAE) on 17 Jul 2025. The transit time between these ports is 8 days 18h 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	2-4 times a week	More details
2	JPSMZ	Shimizu	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	JPNGO	Nagoya, Aichi	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
4	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
5	NZTRG	Tauranga	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
6	FJSUV	Suva	Fiji	2-4 times a week	More details
7	AUBNE	Brisbane	Australia	2-4 times a week	More details
8	PGGUR	Alotau	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
9	PGPOM	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
10	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	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.

May OTP 54.92%

Previous month OTP 48.15%

6.77%

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.

May 7.6 days

Previous month 6.1 days

1.5 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 47%. This is a decline on the previous month of 48% OTP. *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, 6 days late into port.