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, New Zealand and New Caledonia. 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 26 Oct 30 Oct 2 Nov 6 Nov 9 Nov
KRPUS 26 Oct 2025→	JPOSA 28 Oct 2025	2 days 3h Direct service	WESTWOOD RAINIER IMO 9226035	WESTWOOD RAINIER departs Busan (KRPUS) on 26 Oct 2025 and arrives in Osaka (JPOSA) on 28 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 3h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGPOM 27 Oct 2025→	PGLAE 31 Oct 2025	3 days 10h Direct service	FRIDA RUSS IMO 9701279	FRIDA RUSS departs Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 27 Oct 2025 and arrives in Lae (PGLAE) on 31 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 10h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 28 Oct 2025→	VUVLI 09 Nov 2025	11 days 15h Direct service	MAJURO CHIEF IMO 9614517	MAJURO CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 28 Oct 2025 and arrives in Port Vila (VUVLI) on 09 Nov 2025. The transit time between these ports is 11 days 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZMAP 29 Oct 2025→	NZTRG 30 Oct 2025	11h 59m Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Marsden Point (NZMAP) on 29 Oct 2025 and arrives in Tauranga (NZTRG) on 30 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 11h 59m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPNGO 29 Oct 2025→	JPSMZ 29 Oct 2025	10h 59m Direct service	SAMOA CHIEF IMO 9614476	SAMOA CHIEF departs Nagoya (JPNGO) on 29 Oct 2025 and arrives in Shimizu (JPSMZ) on 29 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 10h 59m 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	PGPOM	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
2	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	JPSMZ	Shimizu	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
4	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
5	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
6	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
7	NZTRG	Tauranga	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
9	NZMAP	Marsden Point	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
10	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#41Global Rank

Swire is ranked 41st 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.

Sep OTP 70.75%

Previous month OTP 75.35%

-4.60%

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.

Sep 5.6 days

Previous month 6.0 days

-0.4 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 62%. This is a decline on the previous month of 75% 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, 5 days late into port.