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 3 May 7 May 11 May 16 May 20 May
KRPUS 3 May 2026, 06:27→	KRKAN 3 May 2026, 13:52	7h 24m Direct service	SM LONG BEACH IMO 9312755	SM LONG BEACH departs Busan (KRPUS) on 3 May 2026, 06:27 and arrives in Gwangyang (KRKAN) on 3 May 2026, 13:52. The transit time between these ports is 7h 24m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRKAN 4 May 2026, 05:20→	CNQDG 6 May 2026, 21:48	2 days 17h Direct service	SM LONG BEACH IMO 9312755	SM LONG BEACH departs Gwangyang (KRKAN) on 4 May 2026, 05:20 and arrives in Qingdao (CNQDG) on 6 May 2026, 21:48. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 17h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 4 May 2026, 08:00→	KRPUS 6 May 2026, 04:08	1 day 19h Direct service	SM TIANJIN IMO 9464704	SM TIANJIN departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 4 May 2026, 08:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 6 May 2026, 04:08. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 19h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USPDX 5 May 2026, 02:50→	KRPUS 17 May 2026, 00:53	11 days 6h Direct service	SM BUSAN IMO 9312767	SM BUSAN departs Portland (USPDX) on 5 May 2026, 02:50 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 17 May 2026, 00:53. The transit time between these ports is 11 days 6h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
USPDX 5 May 2026, 07:52→	KRPUS 17 May 2026, 07:42	11 days 7h Direct service	SM NINGBO IMO 9312937	SM NINGBO departs Portland (USPDX) on 5 May 2026, 07:52 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 17 May 2026, 07:42. The transit time between these ports is 11 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	2-4 times a week	More details
3	USPDX	Portland	United States	2-4 times a week	More details
4	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	2-4 times a week	More details
5	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	1-2 times a week	More details
6	KRKAN	Gwangyang	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
7	USLGB	Long Beach	United States	1-2 times a week	More details
8	CNYTN	Yantian	China	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	CAVAN	Vancouver	Canada	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	USSEA	Seattle	United States	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#53Global Rank

SM Line is ranked 53rd 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.

Mar OTP 46.58%

Previous month OTP 7.14%

39.43%

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.

Mar 4.8 days

Previous month 5.2 days

-0.5 days

Frequently asked questions about SM Line

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of SM Line was 16%. This is 56% improvement on the previous month of 7. *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.