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 2 Dec 6 Dec 10 Dec 14 Dec 18 Dec
KRPUS 2 Dec 2025, 17:27→	USLGB 15 Dec 2025, 05:14	13 days 4h Direct service	SM NINGBO IMO 9312937	SM NINGBO departs Busan (KRPUS) on 2 Dec 2025, 17:27 and arrives in Long Beach (USLGB) on 15 Dec 2025, 05:14. The transit time between these ports is 13 days 4h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 3 Dec 2025, 16:00→	CAVAN 17 Dec 2025, 04:16	14 days 5h Direct service	SM SEOUL IMO 9456953	SM SEOUL departs Busan (KRPUS) on 3 Dec 2025, 16:00 and arrives in Vancouver (CAVAN) on 17 Dec 2025, 04:16. The transit time between these ports is 14 days 5h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 3 Dec 2025, 17:02→	CNNGB 5 Dec 2025, 00:56	1 day 7h Direct service	SM SHANGHAI IMO 9312779	SM SHANGHAI departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 3 Dec 2025, 17:02 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 5 Dec 2025, 00:56. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNYTN 4 Dec 2025, 16:52→	CNNGB 7 Dec 2025, 13:11	2 days 20h Direct service	SM QINGDAO IMO 9395939	SM QINGDAO departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 4 Dec 2025, 16:52 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 7 Dec 2025, 13:11. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 20h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USLGB 4 Dec 2025, 04:27→	USPDX 7 Dec 2025, 12:04	3 days 7h Direct service	SM KWANGYANG IMO 9347425	SM KWANGYANG departs Long Beach (USLGB) on 4 Dec 2025, 04:27 and arrives in Portland (USPDX) on 7 Dec 2025, 12:04. The transit time between these ports is 3 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

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	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every 1-2 days	More details
3	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	2-4 times a week	More details
4	USSEA	Seattle	The United States	2-4 times a week	More details
5	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	2-4 times a week	More details
6	KRKAN	Gwangyang	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
7	USLGB	Long Beach	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
8	USPDX	Portland	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CAVAN	Vancouver	Canada	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#59Global Rank

SM Line is ranked 59th 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.

Oct OTP 23.08%

Previous month OTP 15.79%

7.29%

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.

Oct 5.6 days

Previous month 4.6 days

1.0 day

Frequently asked questions about SM Line

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of SM Line was 43%. This is 63% improvement on the previous month of 16. *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, 5 days late into port.