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China United Lines.

China United Lines (CULines), founded 2005 in Shanghai by the Unitrans Group, an intra-Asia and cross-strait container carrier now reaching to the Middle East and Europe.

Shipping lineSCAC CULUIntra-AsiaMiddle EastNorth Europe
Container prefixes 1 BIC codes we recognise
Trade areas 4 Intra-Asia, Middle East
Directory rank #102 of 235 in the directory

Everything for China United Lines in one place

Track a box, pick a sailing, price the lane and count the free days. Every tool below works for China United Lines boxes and lanes.

Where is my China United Lines container?

Container, bill of lading or booking number. China United Lines boxes start with CULU.

Live AIS position and arrival forecast. No sign-up for a single lookup.

China United Lines sailing schedules

Upcoming sailings by lane, with transit time and measured on-time reliability.

Freight rates on China United Lines lanes

Market prices for 20GP, 40GP and 40HC on a port pair, from the carriers that sail it.

UN/LOCODE, five letters.

China United Lines demurrage and detention

Free days run out quietly. Navo24 counts them on every China United Lines box you track and warns before charges start.

Ships and vessel positions

Specs, current position and port calls for the container ships on our schedules, China United Lines vessels included.

Is China United Lines on time?

On-time performance measured from real arrivals against schedule, carrier by carrier, updated as boxes land.

Plan the load

Fit your cargo into a China United Lines 20ft, 40ft or 40ft HC in 3D before you book.

About China United Lines

China United Lines (CULines), founded 2005 in Shanghai by the Unitrans Group, an intra-Asia and cross-strait container carrier now reaching to the Middle East and Europe. Cut its teeth on the Taiwan cross-strait trade before expanding into deep-sea lanes during the 2020s box boom.

Main trade areas: Intra-Asia, Middle East, North Europe and Indian subcontinent.

How to track a China United Lines container

Every China United Lines box carries an ISO 6346 number: four letters (the owner prefix), six digits and a check digit. China United Lines prefixes include CULU. Enter the container number, the bill of lading or the booking reference and Navo24 detects which one it is.

The tracker joins China United Lines's own events (gate out, loaded, departed, transhipped, discharged) with the vessel's AIS position, so you see where the box is now, not where it was at the last port call.

China United Lines schedules, rates and free time

Before booking, compare sailings on your lane by transit time and real on-time reliability across all carriers, China United Lines included where it publishes schedules.

For the price, FreightRatesMCP shows market rates for 20GP, 40GP and 40HC on a port pair. After arrival, demurrage and detention start once China United Lines's free time runs out, and Navo24 counts the days left on every box.

China United Lines: questions shippers ask

What is the China United Lines SCAC code?

China United Lines's Standard Carrier Alpha Code is CULU.

What do China United Lines container numbers start with?

China United Lines containers use the owner prefixes CULU, followed by six digits and a check digit.

How do I track a China United Lines container?

Paste the container, bill of lading or booking number into the tracking box on this page. No sign-up is needed for a single lookup.

Every China United Lines box, one screen.