Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as New Caledonia, Japan, New Zealand, Brazil and Philippines. 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 19 Nov 21 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 29 Nov
BRRIG 19 Nov 2025, 10:30→	UYMVD 22 Nov 2025, 00:24	2 days 13h Direct service	MELANESIAN CHIEF IMO 9405100	MELANESIAN CHIEF departs Rio Grande (BRRIG) on 19 Nov 2025, 10:30 and arrives in Montevideo (UYMVD) on 22 Nov 2025, 00:24. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 13h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZLYT 20 Nov 2025, 09:33→	NZMAP 22 Nov 2025, 03:45	1 day 18h Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Lyttelton (NZLYT) on 20 Nov 2025, 09:33 and arrives in Marsden Point (NZMAP) on 22 Nov 2025, 03:45. 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
JPSMZ 20 Nov 2025, 07:00→	JPTYO 20 Nov 2025, 19:43	12h 43m Direct service	WESTWOOD COLUMBIA IMO 9226047	WESTWOOD COLUMBIA departs Shimizu (JPSMZ) on 20 Nov 2025, 07:00 and arrives in Tokyo (JPTYO) on 20 Nov 2025, 19:43. The transit time between these ports is 12h 43m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PHDVO 20 Nov 2025, 11:30→	PHGES 21 Nov 2025, 01:21	13h 51m Direct service	ARKADIA IMO 9226815	ARKADIA departs Davao (PHDVO) on 20 Nov 2025, 11:30 and arrives in General Santos (PHGES) on 21 Nov 2025, 01:21. The transit time between these ports is 13h 51m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPOSA 22 Nov 2025, 16:36→	JPNGO 23 Nov 2025, 10:58	18h 21m Direct service	LAUTOKA CHIEF IMO 9868431	LAUTOKA CHIEF departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 22 Nov 2025, 16:36 and arrives in Nagoya (JPNGO) on 23 Nov 2025, 10:58. The transit time between these ports is 18h 21m 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	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
3	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
4	JPSMZ	Shimizu	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
5	NZLYT	Lyttelton	New Zealand	2-4 times a week	More details
6	BRRIG	Rio Grande	Brazil	2-4 times a week	More details
7	PHDVO	Davao	Philippines	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NCPNY	Prony Bay	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
9	PGMAG	Madang	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
10	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#40Global Rank

Swire is ranked 40th 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 42.61%

Previous month OTP 66.67%

-24.06%

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.