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 23 Oct 27 Oct 30 Oct 3 Nov 6 Nov
CNNGB 23 Oct 2025→	KRPUS 25 Oct 2025	1 day 15h Direct service	SM SHANGHAI IMO 9312779	SM SHANGHAI departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 23 Oct 2025 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 25 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USLGB 23 Oct 2025→	USPDX 26 Oct 2025	2 days 22h Direct service	SM BUSAN IMO 9312767	SM BUSAN departs Long Beach (USLGB) on 23 Oct 2025 and arrives in Portland (USPDX) on 26 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 22h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 24 Oct 2025→	CNYTN 28 Oct 2025	3 days 8h Direct service	KOTA LUKIS IMO 9439747	KOTA LUKIS departs Busan (KRPUS) on 24 Oct 2025 and arrives in Yantian (CNYTN) on 28 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 8h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNNGB 25 Oct 2025→	CNSHG 27 Oct 2025	1 day 15h Direct service	SM QINGDAO IMO 9395939	SM QINGDAO departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 25 Oct 2025 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 27 Oct 2025. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 26 Oct 2025→	USLGB 06 Nov 2025	11 days 15h Direct service	SM SHANGHAI IMO 9312779	SM SHANGHAI departs Busan (KRPUS) on 26 Oct 2025 and arrives in Long Beach (USLGB) on 06 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

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	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	2-4 times a week	More details
3	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	2-4 times a week	More details
4	KRKAN	Gwangyang	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
5	CAVAN	Vancouver	Canada	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	USLGB	Long Beach	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	USSEA	Seattle	The United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	USPDX	Portland	The 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 15.79%

Previous month OTP 43.37%

-27.58%

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 4.6 days

Previous month 3.8 days

0.8 days

Frequently asked questions about SM Line

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of SM Line was 35%. This is a decline on the previous month of 43% 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 SM Line was, on average, 4 days late into port.