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North Sea Container Line.

North Sea Container Line (NCL), founded 1994 in Haugesund, Norway, is Norway’s leading intra-European container carrier, 40% owned by Elkem.

Shipping lineSCAC NSCLNorwaySince 1994North EuropeBaltic
Founded 1994 Haugesund Municipality
Container prefixes 2 BIC codes we recognise
Trade areas 2 North Europe, Baltic
Directory rank #142 of 235 in the directory

Everything for North Sea Container Line in one place

Track a box, pick a sailing, price the lane and count the free days. Every tool below works for North Sea Container Line boxes and lanes.

Where is my North Sea Container Line container?

Container, bill of lading or booking number. North Sea Container Line boxes start with NSCL, LOVU.

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

North Sea Container Line sailing schedules

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

Freight rates on North Sea Container Line lanes

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

UN/LOCODE, five letters.

North Sea Container Line demurrage and detention

Free days run out quietly. Navo24 counts them on every North Sea Container Line 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, North Sea Container Line vessels included.

Is North Sea Container Line 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 North Sea Container Line 20ft, 40ft or 40ft HC in 3D before you book.

About North Sea Container Line

North Sea Container Line (NCL), founded 1994 in Haugesund, Norway, is Norway’s leading intra-European container carrier, 40% owned by Elkem. NCL is chasing the world’s first ammonia-powered container ship, part of a plan to halve emissions.

North Sea Container Line was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Haugesund Municipality, Norway. Its main trade areas: North Europe and Baltic.

How to track a North Sea Container Line container

Every North Sea Container Line box carries an ISO 6346 number: four letters (the owner prefix), six digits and a check digit. North Sea Container Line prefixes include NSCL and LOVU. Enter the container number, the bill of lading or the booking reference and Navo24 detects which one it is.

The tracker joins North Sea Container Line'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.

North Sea Container Line schedules, rates and free time

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

North Sea Container Line: questions shippers ask

What is the North Sea Container Line SCAC code?

North Sea Container Line's Standard Carrier Alpha Code is NSCL.

What do North Sea Container Line container numbers start with?

North Sea Container Line containers use the owner prefixes NSCL and LOVU, followed by six digits and a check digit.

How do I track a North Sea Container Line 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 North Sea Container Line headquartered?

Haugesund Municipality, Norway.

Every North Sea Container Line box, one screen.