From Southeast Asia to the U.S. in Just 15 Days

Your Transpacific Express Lane

Beat Your Competitors to Market — Without Paying Air Freight Prices

Sun Chief Express (SCX) is our premium fast boat service between Southeast Asia and the U.S., built for apparel, footwear, and retail brands that can’t afford to miss market windows. Developed as a direct, express ocean service from China and Vietnam to Seattle, Sun Chief bridges the critical gap between slow, unpredictable ocean freight and margin-crushing air freight.

Shippers who choose Sun Chief Express service benefit from:

✅ Faster transit times than standard ocean - Ship from Shekou/Shenzhen to the U.S. in 15 Days and from Ho Chi Minh to the U.S. in 18 Days
✅ Predictable, reliable sailing schedules
✅ Service designed for high-pressure retail calendars

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Connect with a specialist to see how Sun Chief Express can accelerate your supply chain from Southeast Asia.

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Dependable Delivery for the World’s Most Dynamic Brands

Fashion Moves Fast. So Do We.

Purpose Built for Retail Speed & Reliability

Sun Chief Express is designed around one thing: helping apparel and footwear brands sourcing from Southeast Asia win the race to market.

What You Get:

Priority vessel space on high-performance sailings
Faster port-to-port transit times vs. standard ocean
Consistent departures you can plan around
Proactive tracking and real-time milestone visibility
A dedicated operations team specializing in time-critical freight

The Result: More predictable arrivals, tighter inventory control, and fewer fire-drill air freight moves.

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Standard Shipping Wasn't Built for Brands Like Yours

Sun Chief Express is designed for brands that move the market — not react to it.

A Better Transpacific Shipping Solution

Traditional ocean freight from China and Vietnam wasn’t built for modern retail. If you’re responsible for your brand's global supply chain performance, this probably sounds familiar:

Product launch windows keep getting tighter
Visibility gaps make proactive planning difficult
Blank sailings, rolled bookings, and service issues present constant hurdles that slow you down
Delays cascade into lost floor space and lost revenue
Air freight can help fix the problem — but destroys margins

Standard service forces you to choose between speed and price.

Sun Chief Express gives you a smarter middle ground.

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Routing Built for Resilience

Speed means nothing if your cargo doesn’t arrive intact.

Unlike services that funnel freight through the heavily congested Southern California rail corridor, Sun Chief Express routes through the Pacific Northwest — reducing exposure to one of the industry’s highest-risk theft lanes.

The result is a safer, more controlled inland move with fewer touchpoints, less congestion, and materially lower cargo-theft risk. For brands moving high-value apparel, footwear, and retail goods, this added layer of protection delivers peace of mind in addition to speed.

UWL’s Sun Chief Express – Now Powered by ESL

A new, weekly chapter for Sun Chief Express

UWL, Inc. and vessel operating partner Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) are expanding Sun Chief Express from a fortnightly rotation to weekly sailings beginning June 2026. The move reflects rising demand across Vietnam and Southeast Asia, and a shared commitment to creating a faster, more predictable supply chain.

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Sun Chief Express: Fastest, Most Reliable Southeast Asia to U.S. Pacific Northwest Shipping Solution

From Shekou to Seattle in just 15 Days & Ho Chi Minh to Seattle in only 18 Days

Sun Chief Express is a premium "fast boat" ocean freight service connecting Vietnam and China to the U.S. Pacific Northwest with unmatched reliability, control, and speed. It delivers consistent sailings, guaranteed equipment, priority discharge, and predictable inland connections—giving importers a faster, more dependable alternative to traditional trans-Pacific options.

Southeast Asia Origins

Shipping from Southeast Asia to the U.S. is quicker and easier with Sun Chief Express.

We can import your SE Asia freight from the following locations:

Shekou - Shenzhen, Greater Bay Area (GBA) China

Ho Chi Minh, Haiphong, and Da Nang, Vietnam

Phnom Penh & Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Laem Chabang, Thailand

U.S. Destinations

Sun Chief Express calls the Port of Seattle in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

Our Flying Scotsman transload program provides 100% nationwide transportation coverage across the United States via our Seattle-Tacoma Distribution Center.

We can also directly reach the Midwestern US via rail IPI connections to:

Chicago, IL

Columbus, OH

Kansas City, MO

Memphis, TN

St. Paul, MN

Arrive First. Sell First. Lead the Season.

Not slow ocean. Not overpriced air. Sun Chief Express gives you what standard transpacific shipping can’t: priority vessel space, precision schedules, and operational control that turns time "in transit" into time "in market."

Faster transit times than standard ocean.

15-18 day transit times from Asia to Seattle.

Priority vessel space and consistent departures for retail brands that can't afford to miss market windows.

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Predictable schedules tailored for retail.

Traditional ocean freight wasn't built for modern retail calendars.

Sun Chief Express delivers consistent departures you can confidently plan around.