Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Japan. 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 Jan 26 Jan 28 Jan 31 Jan 2 Feb
KRPUS 23 Jan 2025→	JPHKT 24 Jan 2025	20h 30m Direct service	TONGA CHIEF IMO 9614490	TONGA CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 23 Jan 2025 and arrives in Hakata (JPHKT) on 24 Jan 2025. The transit time between these ports is 20h 30m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel might be delayed by 6 days	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 24 Jan 2025→	PGLAE 02 Feb 2025	9 days Direct service	KIRIBATI CHIEF IMO 9614505	KIRIBATI CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 24 Jan 2025 and arrives in Lae (PGLAE) on 02 Feb 2025. The transit time between these ports is 9 days and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
PGLAE 24 Jan 2025→	PGPOM 27 Jan 2025	3 days 8h Direct service	LAUTOKA CHIEF IMO 9868431	LAUTOKA CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 24 Jan 2025 and arrives in Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 27 Jan 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 might be delayed by 3 days	See sailing schedules
NCNOU 24 Jan 2025→	FJSUV 27 Jan 2025	2 days 21h Direct service	VANUATU CHIEF IMO 9614543	VANUATU CHIEF departs Noumea (NCNOU) on 24 Jan 2025 and arrives in Suva (FJSUV) on 27 Jan 2025. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel might be delayed by 2 days	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 25 Jan 2025→	VNHPH 29 Jan 2025	4 days 11h Direct service	NADI CHIEF IMO 9861885	NADI CHIEF departs Busan (KRPUS) on 25 Jan 2025 and arrives in Haiphong (VNHPH) on 29 Jan 2025. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 11h 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	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	Every 1-2 days	More details
2	INTUT	Tuticorin	India	2-4 times a week	More details
3	FJSUV	Suva	Fiji	2-4 times a week	More details
4	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
5	JPSMZ	Shimizu	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
6	JPNGO	Nagoya, Aichi	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
7	PHSFS	Subic Bay	Philippines	1-2 times a week	More details
8	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	1-2 times a week	More details
9	USSEA	Seattle	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
10	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#23Global Rank

Swire is ranked 23rd 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.

Dec OTP 38.41%

Previous month OTP 41.56%

-3.15%

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.

Dec 5.0 days

Previous month 6.8 days

-1.8 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 38%. This is a decline on the previous month of 42% 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, 6 days late into port.