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GS Lines.

Portuguese carrier, part of Grupo Sousa, running container services from mainland Portugal to the Azores, Madeira and on to West Africa.

Shipping lineSCAC GSLINorth EuropeWest AfricaAtlantic
Container prefixes 2 BIC codes we recognise
Trade areas 3 North Europe, West Africa
Directory rank #122 of 235 in the directory

Everything for GS Lines in one place

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

Where is my GS Lines container?

Container, bill of lading or booking number. GS Lines boxes start with ENMU, PRTU.

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

GS Lines sailing schedules

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

Freight rates on GS Lines lanes

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

UN/LOCODE, five letters.

GS Lines demurrage and detention

Free days run out quietly. Navo24 counts them on every GS 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, GS Lines vessels included.

Is GS 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 GS Lines 20ft, 40ft or 40ft HC in 3D before you book.

About GS Lines

Portuguese carrier, part of Grupo Sousa, running container services from mainland Portugal to the Azores, Madeira and on to West Africa. It’s the biggest Portuguese-flag container operator, and it lifelines the Azores and Madeira archipelagos.

Main trade areas: North Europe, West Africa and Atlantic.

How to track a GS Lines container

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

The tracker joins GS 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.

GS Lines schedules, rates and free time

Before booking, compare sailings on your lane by transit time and real on-time reliability across all carriers, GS 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 GS Lines's free time runs out, and Navo24 counts the days left on every box.

GS Lines: questions shippers ask

What is the GS Lines SCAC code?

GS Lines's Standard Carrier Alpha Code is GSLI.

What do GS Lines container numbers start with?

GS Lines containers use the owner prefixes ENMU and PRTU, followed by six digits and a check digit.

How do I track a GS 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 GS Lines box, one screen.