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Hamburg Sud.

Hamburg Süd, a German line founded in 1871 and a Latin America and reefer specialist, owned by Maersk since 2017.

Shipping lineSCAC SUDUGermanySince 1871Latin AmericaReefer trades
Founded 1871 Hamburg
Employees 5,960
Container prefixes 2 BIC codes we recognise
Trade areas 2 Latin America, Reefer trades

The Hamburg Sud fleet

Ships sailing for Hamburg Sud, photographed in port and at sea. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each frame.

Leichter ENI 04031970. Container von Maersk und Hamburg Süd, O’Swaldkai, Hafen Hamburg-9248
Leichter ENI 04031970. Container von Maersk und Hamburg Süd, O’Swaldkai, Hafen Hamburg-9248. Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cap San Augustin (ship, 2001) 001
Cap San Augustin (ship, 2001) 001. mahohn from Hamburg, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
Monte Sarmiento Hamburg Süd
Monte Sarmiento Hamburg Süd. HamburgerJung, CC BY-SA 2.0
Container ship Santa Clara (2)
Container ship Santa Clara (2). Tvabutzku1234, CC0

Everything for Hamburg Sud in one place

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

Where is my Hamburg Sud container?

Container, bill of lading or booking number. Hamburg Sud boxes start with SUDU, HASU.

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

Hamburg Sud sailing schedules

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

Freight rates on Hamburg Sud lanes

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

UN/LOCODE, five letters.

Hamburg Sud demurrage and detention

Free days run out quietly. Navo24 counts them on every Hamburg Sud 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, Hamburg Sud vessels included.

Is Hamburg Sud 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 Hamburg Sud 20ft, 40ft or 40ft HC in 3D before you book.

About Hamburg Sud

Hamburg Süd, a German line founded in 1871 and a Latin America and reefer specialist, owned by Maersk since 2017. Long the go-to carrier for refrigerated cargo out of Latin America.

Hamburg Süd (Hamburg Sud) was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Its main trade areas: Latin America and Reefer trades.

How to track a Hamburg Sud container

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

The tracker joins Hamburg Sud'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.

Hamburg Sud schedules, rates and free time

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

Hamburg Sud: questions shippers ask

What is the Hamburg Sud SCAC code?

Hamburg Sud's Standard Carrier Alpha Code is SUDU.

What do Hamburg Sud container numbers start with?

Hamburg Sud containers use the owner prefixes SUDU and HASU, followed by six digits and a check digit.

How do I track a Hamburg Sud 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.

Where is Hamburg Sud headquartered?

Hamburg, Germany.

Every Hamburg Sud box, one screen.