SWIRE SHIPPING has earned Most Reliable Carrier status on two major routes, according to Sea-Intelligence’s Global Liner Performance Report for 2024.
The Singapore-based company’s ships scored over 70% (Asia-Oceania & Oceania-Asia) and 80% (Asia-North America West Coast) on-time performance based on 12-month data from Sea-Intelligence, published from Jan/Feb to Nov/Dec 2024.
Swire Shipping’s COO Ben Pike said: “Swire Shipping has been trading into the South Pacific for over 80 years, and we recently expanded our footprint in the North Pacific through the integration of Westwood Shipping Lines and our partnership with UWL on the award-winning Sun Chief Express transpacific service.
“We understand the importance of reliable shipping for businesses, and the provision of predictable and reliable weekly and fortnightly services empowers customers to optimise their supply chains and reduce waiting times,” he added.
“Despite challenging conditions, our consistent on-time performance in the Asia-Oceania and Asia-North America West Coast sectors demonstrates our commitment to reliability and placing the needs of our customers first.”
Mr Pike noted Swire Shipping has been steadily expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific, with the opening of a new branch office in Tokyo in 2024. In 2025 it relocated its Tokyo and Port Moresby offices to new, expanded premises.
Randy Selvaratnam, CCO said Swire Shipping plans to open a second office in Nagoya this summer. “In South Korea we have consolidated our representation on the ground into one agency. With dedicated teams in Japan, South Korea and Puyallup, Washington, we are confident that we can continue to maintain a strong and consistent schedule performance and provide our customers with an even better service experience in 2025.”
The Sea-Intelligence Global Liner Shipping Report is the industry’s most comprehensive study of ocean liner schedule reliability, measuring schedule reliability and vessel delays across all deep-sea liner services in the world, Swire said.
Swire Shipping operates 14 container/breakbulk liner services, of which 11 sail between and within Asia and Oceania.
