Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Fiji, India, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan. The SCAC code for Swire is CHVW.

Website: swireshipping.com

Swire schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Swire Shipping

Swire schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 23 Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr 29 Apr 1 May
PGPOM 23 Apr 2025→	NCNOU 27 Apr 2025	4 days 6h Direct service	PORT VILA CHIEF IMO 9614488	PORT VILA CHIEF departs Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 23 Apr 2025 and arrives in Noumea (NCNOU) on 27 Apr 2025. The transit time between these ports is 4 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
INTUT 23 Apr 2025→	LKCMB 24 Apr 2025	23h 12m Direct service	TAKUTAI CHIEF IMO 9519327	TAKUTAI CHIEF departs Tuticorin (INTUT) on 23 Apr 2025 and arrives in Colombo (LKCMB) on 24 Apr 2025. The transit time between these ports is 23h 12m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGLAE 23 Apr 2025→	SBHIR 27 Apr 2025	3 days 21h Direct service	NEW GUINEA CHIEF IMO 9689952	NEW GUINEA CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 23 Apr 2025 and arrives in Honiara, Guadalcanal Is (SBHIR) on 27 Apr 2025. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel might be delayed by 4 days	See sailing schedules
PGLAE 24 Apr 2025→	PGMAG 25 Apr 2025	1 day 10h Direct service	SONGA LEOPARD IMO 9501772	SONGA LEOPARD departs Lae (PGLAE) on 24 Apr 2025 and arrives in Madang (PGMAG) on 25 Apr 2025. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 10h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NZTRG 24 Apr 2025→	NZAKL 24 Apr 2025	9h 14m Direct service	MOANA CHIEF IMO 9516741	MOANA CHIEF departs Tauranga (NZTRG) on 24 Apr 2025 and arrives in Auckland (NZAKL) on 24 Apr 2025. The transit time between these ports is 9h 14m 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 Swire services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	FJLTK	Port of Lautoka	Fiji	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	INTUT	Tuticorin	India	2-4 times a week	More details
3	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	2-4 times a week	More details
4	PGPOM	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
5	TWKHH	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	1-2 times a week	More details
6	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
7	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details
8	NZTRG	Tauranga	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
9	NZAKL	Auckland	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
10	FJSUV	Suva	Fiji	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#28Global Rank

Swire is ranked 28th 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 Swire as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Mar OTP 59.66%

Previous month OTP 61.54%

-1.87%

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 Swire vessels are typically late by.

Mar 9.2 days

Previous month 11.8 days

-2.6 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 60%. This is a decline on the previous month of 62% 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 Swire was, on average, 10 days late into port.