A South African line founded in 1946 whose Africa expertise and brand now sit within Maersk.
Ships sailing for Safmarine, photographed in port and at sea. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each frame.
Track a box, pick a sailing, price the lane and count the free days. Every tool below works for Safmarine boxes and lanes.
A South African line founded in 1946 whose Africa expertise and brand now sit within Maersk. An iconic African carrier that traditionally named its ships after South African places.
Safmarine was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Antwerp. Its main trade areas: Africa, Middle East and India.
Every Safmarine box carries an ISO 6346 number: four letters (the owner prefix), six digits and a check digit. Safmarine prefixes include SAFM. Enter the container number, the bill of lading or the booking reference and Navo24 detects which one it is.
The tracker joins Safmarine'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.
Before booking, compare sailings on your lane by transit time and real on-time reliability across all carriers, Safmarine 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 Safmarine's free time runs out, and Navo24 counts the days left on every box.
Safmarine's Standard Carrier Alpha Code is SAFM.
Safmarine containers use the owner prefixes SAFM, followed by six digits and a check digit.
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.
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