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 15 Sep 18 Sep 22 Sep 25 Sep 29 Sep
KRKAN 15 Sep 2026, 00:08→	CNQDG 17 Sep 2026, 12:46	2 days 13h Direct service	SM NINGBO IMO 9312937	SM NINGBO departs Gwangyang (KRKAN) on 15 Sep 2026, 00:08 and arrives in Qingdao (CNQDG) on 17 Sep 2026, 12:46. 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
CAVAN 14 Sep 2026, 15:53→	USSEA 15 Sep 2026, 03:33	11h 40m Direct service	SM PORTLAND IMO 9409027	SM PORTLAND departs Vancouver (CAVAN) on 14 Sep 2026, 15:53 and arrives in Seattle (USSEA) on 15 Sep 2026, 03:33. The transit time between these ports is 11h 40m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 15 Sep 2026, 11:18→	USLGB 26 Sep 2026, 20:19	12 days 1h Direct service	SM LONG BEACH IMO 9312755	SM LONG BEACH departs Busan (KRPUS) on 15 Sep 2026, 11:18 and arrives in Long Beach (USLGB) on 26 Sep 2026, 20:19. The transit time between these ports is 12 days 1h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 15 Sep 2026, 16:21→	USLGB 26 Sep 2026, 23:07	11 days 22h Direct service	SM KWANGYANG IMO 9347425	SM KWANGYANG departs Busan (KRPUS) on 15 Sep 2026, 16:21 and arrives in Long Beach (USLGB) on 26 Sep 2026, 23:07. The transit time between these ports is 11 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
USSEA 15 Sep 2026, 21:06→	KRPUS 29 Sep 2026, 12:37	12 days 23h Direct service	SM PORTLAND IMO 9409027	SM PORTLAND departs Seattle (USSEA) on 15 Sep 2026, 21:06 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 29 Sep 2026, 12:37. The transit time between these ports is 12 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

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	2-4 times a week	More details
3	USSEA	Seattle	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
4	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	2-4 times a week	More details
5	VNHPH	Haiphong	Vietnam	2-4 times a week	More details
6	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	2-4 times a week	More details
7	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	1-2 times a week	More details
8	KRKAN	Gwangyang	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
9	USPDX	Portland	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	CAVAN	Vancouver	Canada	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#55Global Rank

SM Line is ranked 55th 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.

Aug OTP 6.78%

Previous month OTP 21.43%

-14.65%

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.

Aug 10.3 days

Previous month 5.4 days

4.8 days

Frequently asked questions about SM Line

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of SM Line was 40%. This is 48% improvement on the previous month of 21. *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, 7 days late into port.