Swire

Swire Shipping

Swire is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and Samoa. The SCAC code for Swire is CHVW.

Swire schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Swire Shipping

Swire schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 28 Apr 2 May 5 May 9 May 13 May
PGLAE 28 Apr 2026→	PGPOM 30 Apr 2026	2 days 3h Direct service	KIRIBATI CHIEF IMO 9614505	KIRIBATI CHIEF departs Lae (PGLAE) on 28 Apr 2026 and arrives in Port Moresby (PGPOM) on 30 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 3h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
NCNOU 29 Apr 2026→	FJSUV 02 May 2026	2 days 19h Direct service	APIA CHIEF IMO 9614529	APIA CHIEF departs Noumea (NCNOU) on 29 Apr 2026 and arrives in Suva (FJSUV) on 02 May 2026. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 19h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
JPTYO 30 Apr 2026→	USPAE 12 May 2026	13 days 1h Direct service	NADI CHIEF IMO 9861885	NADI CHIEF departs Tokyo (JPTYO) on 30 Apr 2026 and arrives in Everett (USPAE) on 12 May 2026. The transit time between these ports is 13 days 1h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
AUSYD 30 Apr 2026→	AUMEL 02 May 2026	1 day 23h Direct service	HIGHLAND CHIEF IMO 9689940	HIGHLAND CHIEF departs Sydney (AUSYD) on 30 Apr 2026 and arrives in Melbourne (AUMEL) on 02 May 2026. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 23h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
WSAPW 30 Apr 2026→	ASPPG 30 Apr 2026	6h 16m Direct service	NOUMEA CHIEF IMO 9614531	NOUMEA CHIEF departs Apia (WSAPW) on 30 Apr 2026 and arrives in Pago Pago (ASPPG) on 30 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 6h 16m and is a direct service with no stops.	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	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	2-4 times a week	More details
2	PGPOM	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	2-4 times a week	More details
3	AUSYD	Sydney	Australia	2-4 times a week	More details
4	NZTIU	Timaru	New Zealand	1-2 times a week	More details
5	WSAPW	Apia	Samoa	1-2 times a week	More details
6	PGLAE	Lae	Papua New Guinea	1-2 times a week	More details
7	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
8	USPAE	Everett	The United States	1-2 times a week	More details
9	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	1-2 times a week	More details
10	NCNOU	Noumea	New Caledonia	1-2 times a week	More details

Carrier statistics

#35Global Rank

Swire is ranked 35th 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 65.93%

Previous month OTP 44.92%

21.01%

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 4.2 days

Previous month 4.5 days

-0.2 days

Frequently asked questions about Swire

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Swire was 47%. This is 4% improvement on the previous month of 45. *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, 5 days late into port.