SM Line sailing schedules

SM Line schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for SM Line

SM Line schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 28 Oct 31 Oct 4 Nov 7 Nov 11 Nov
CNSHG 28 Oct 2026, 04:00→	CNNGB 29 Oct 2026, 01:00	21hrs Direct service	SM YANTIAN IMO 9312949	SM YANTIAN departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 28 Oct 2026, 04:00 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 29 Oct 2026, 01:00. The transit time between these ports is 21hrs 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 2026, 19:43→	CNNGB 31 Oct 2026, 18:42	2 days 23h Direct service	SM SEOUL IMO 9456953	SM SEOUL departs Busan (KRPUS) on 28 Oct 2026, 19:43 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 31 Oct 2026, 18:42. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 23h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRKAN 28 Oct 2026, 23:00→	KRPUS 29 Oct 2026, 09:18	10h 18m Direct service	SM JAKARTA IMO 9219240	SM JAKARTA departs Gwangyang (KRKAN) on 28 Oct 2026, 23:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 29 Oct 2026, 09:18. The transit time between these ports is 10h 18m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USPDX 28 Oct 2026, 10:00→	KRPUS 7 Nov 2026, 11:27	9 days 9h Direct service	SM BUSAN IMO 9312767	SM BUSAN departs Portland (USPDX) on 28 Oct 2026, 10:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 7 Nov 2026, 11:27. The transit time between these ports is 9 days 9h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRKAN 29 Oct 2026, 02:35→	KRPUS 29 Oct 2026, 18:36	16hrs Direct service	SM TOKYO IMO 9374129	SM TOKYO departs Gwangyang (KRKAN) on 29 Oct 2026, 02:35 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 29 Oct 2026, 18:36. The transit time between these ports is 16hrs 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 SM Line services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Daily	More details
2	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	2-4 times a week	More details
3	USSEA	Seattle	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
4	MYTPP	Tanjung Pelepas	Malaysia	2-4 times a week	More details
5	THBKK	Bangkok	Thailand	1-2 times a week	More details
6	KRKAN	Gwangyang	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
7	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	1-2 times a week	More details
8	USLGB	Long Beach	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
9	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	USPDX	Portland	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#56Global Rank

SM Line is ranked 56th 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 SM Line as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Sep OTP 7.02%

Previous month OTP 6.45%

0.57%

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 SM Line vessels are typically late by.

Sep 8.2 days

Previous month 10.6 days

-2.4 days

Frequently asked questions about SM Line

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of SM Line was 22%. This is 73% improvement on the previous month of 6. *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 SM Line was, on average, 8 days late into port.