Container Prefixes.
The first four letters of a container number name its owner. 444 prefixes of shipping lines and leasing companies, each with its own page and a tracking box.
A
AAIUHMMLineACLUAtlantic Container LineLineACTUSarjak Container LinesLineACXUG2 OceanLineAEXUAfrica Express LineLineAKKJAkkon LinesLineAKKUAkkon LinesLineAKLUONELineALBUAliancaLineALKUAltun LogisticsLineAMCUCMA CGMLineAMFUAmerican President Lines (APL)LineAMJUCordelia Container LineLineAMLUTritonLeasingANLUCMA CGMLineANNUAustralia National Line (ANL)LineAPDUAmerican President Lines (APL)LineAPHUAmerican President Lines (APL)LineAPIUAmerican President Lines (APL)LineAPLUAmerican President Lines (APL)LineAPMUMaerskLineAPRUAmerican President Lines (APL)LineAPZUAmerican President Lines (APL)LineARCUSunmarineLineARFUDSVLineARKUArkasLineASLUAsyad LineLineAVNUAvana LogistekLineAWSUSwire ShippingLineAZLUHapag-LloydLineB
C
CAAUCAILeasingCADUMaerskLineCAIUCAILeasingCAKUCamellia LineLineCARUCARU ContainersLeasingCASUHapag-LloydLineCAXUCAILeasingCAZUCAILeasingCBFUCOSCOLineCBHUCOSCOLineCCLUCOSCOLineCCUUHikaru ShippingLineCGHUCMA CGMLineCGMUCMA CGMLineCGTUCMA CGMLineCHLUMarguisa ShippingLineCHVUSwire ShippingLineCIAUGEODISLineCICUCIMC ContainersLeasingCILUCMA CGMLineCIPUCAILeasingCKSUCK LineLineCMAUCMA CGMLineCMCUCrowleyLineCMDUCMA CGMLineCMNUCMA CGMLineCMUUHapag-LloydLineCNCUCMA CGMLineCOAUCOSCOLineCOSUCOSCOLineCOZUMaerskLineCPEUCMA CGMLineCPOUCargo-PartnerLineCPSUHapag-LloydLineCRLUSeaCubeLeasingCRSUTextainer (ex-Seaco, ex-Cronos)LeasingCRTUTextainer (ex-Seaco, ex-Cronos)LeasingCRXUTextainer (ex-Seaco, ex-Cronos)LeasingCSFUCMA CGMLineCSLUCOSCOLineCSMUCastellon/CRYO-LEASELeasingCSNUCOSCOLineCSOUCMA CGMLineCSQUHapag-LloydLineCSVUHapag-LloydLineCSYUCordelia Container LineLineCTWUSeaCubeLeasingCULUChina United LinesLineCVCUTritonLeasingCXCUMatsonLineCXDUTextainer (ex-Seaco, ex-Cronos)LeasingCXRUTextainer (ex-Seaco, ex-Cronos)LeasingCZLUCMA CGMLineCZZUCAILeasingD
E
ECMUCMA CGMLineECNUEcon ShippingLineEGHUEvergreenLineEGSUEvergreenLineEIMUEimskipLineEISUEvergreenLineEITUEvergreenLineEKLUONELineELLUEllermanLineEMCUEvergreenLineEMKUEmkay LinesLineENAUMaerskLineENMUGS LinesLineESCUExpressway Container LineLineESDUEmirates ShippingLineESLUEthiopian Shipping LinesLineESPUEmirates ShippingLineESSUEuconLeasingEVRUEvergreenLineF
G
GAFUMaritime Carrier Shipping (MACS)LineGAOUSeaCubeLeasingGBMUGEODISLineGCEUTextainer (ex-Seaco)LeasingGCNUGrimaldiLineGCUUGold Star LineLineGESUTextainer (ex-Seaco)LeasingGFRUCosiarmaLineGGOUG2 OceanLineGLDUTouaxLeasingGOSUGold Star LineLineGRXUGoodrich MaritimeLineGSLUGold Star LineLineGSSUG2 OceanLineGTIUMSCLineGWFUGreat White FleetLineH
HAHUHai Hua Shipping (HASCO)LineHALUHeung-A LineLineHAMUHapag-LloydLineHASUMaerskLineHCSUHacon Containers B.V.LeasingHDGUHMMLineHDMUHMMLineHGLUHillebrand GoriLineHHXUX-Press FeedersLineHLBUHapag-LloydLineHLCUHapag-LloydLineHLHUHeung-A LineLineHLXUHapag-LloydLineHMCUEvergreenLineHMKUW.E.C. LinesLineHMMUHMMLineHMRUHMMLineHPLUHapag-LloydLineHRCUHellmann Worldwide LogisticsLineHRZUMatsonLineHSLUHansung LineLineHSTUMaritime Carrier Shipping (MACS)LineHUAUHöegh AutolinersLineI
K
L
M
MADUMSCLineMAEUMaerskLineMAGUTextainerLeasingMALUMaerskLineMATUMatsonLineMBFUSwire ShippingLineMCCUMaerskLineMCHUMaerskLineMCIUMaerskLineMCPUMaerskLineMCRUMaerskLineMCTUMariana Express Lines (MELL)LineMEDUMSCLineMERUMariana Express Lines (MELL)LineMEXUMariana Express Lines (MELL)LineMFRUMarfretLineMFTUMarfretLineMGSUMarguisa ShippingLineMHHUMaerskLineMIEUMaerskLineMKLUMedkon LinesLineMMAUMaerskLineMMCUCMA CGMLineMNBUMaerskLineMOAUONELineMOCUMaritime Carrier Shipping (MACS)LineMOEUONELineMOFUONELineMOGUONELineMOLUONELineMOMUHapag-LloydLineMORUONELineMOSUONELineMOTUONELineMRFUMaerskLineMRGUMarguisa ShippingLineMRKUMaerskLineMRSUMaerskLineMRTUMeratusLineMSAUMaerskLineMSBUMSCLineMSCUMSCLineMSDUMSCLineMSFUMaerskLineMSGUMSCLineMSKUMaerskLineMSLUShanghai Minsheng ShippingLineMSMUMSCLineMSNUMSCLineMSPUMSCLineMSTUMSCLineMSVUMSCLineMSWUMaerskLineMSYUMSCLineMSZUMSCLineMTLUCOSCOLineMTMUMTT ShippingLineMTTUMTT ShippingLineMUOUMarguisa ShippingLineMVIUMaerskLineMWCUMaerskLineMWMUMaerskLineMXCUMaxiconLineMZWUOceanic Star LineLineN
O
P
R
S
SACUWallenius WilhelmsenLineSATUDSVLineSCIUShipping Corporation of IndiaLineSCJUShipping Corporation of IndiaLineSCMUMaerskLineSCZUTextainer (ex-Seaco)LeasingSDRUSidra LineLineSEAUMaerskLineSEDUDSVLineSEFUCrowleyLineSEGUTextainer (ex-Seaco)LeasingSEJJMaerskLineSFTUSafetrans LineLineSGLUMaerskLineSHAUSea Hawk LinesLineSHFUKanway LineLineSIIUShipping Corporation of IndiaLineSIKUSamudera Shipping LineLineSITUSITC Container LinesLineSJKUSarjak Container LinesLineSKHUSinokorLineSKLUSinokorLineSKNUKuehne + Nagel (KN)LineSKRUSinokorLineSKSUSinokorLineSLJUSeatradeLineSLMUSilmar ShippingLineSMCUSM LineLineSMLUSeaboard MarineLineSMUUCMA CGMLineSNGUSinotransLineSNHUSinotransLineSOFUCMA CGMLineSPCUHai Hua Shipping (HASCO)LineSPNUSalam Pacific Indonesia Lines (SPIL)LineSPSUSPG Line / Shandong MarineLineSSMUAvana LogistekLineSTMUCMA CGMLineSTRUTOTE MaritimeLineSUDUHamburg SudLineSZLUSeaCubeLeasingT
TARUTarrosLineTAWUTailwind ShippingLineTCKUTritonLeasingTCLUTriton (ex-TAL International)LeasingTCNUTritonLeasingTEMUTextainerLeasingTEXUTextainerLeasingTFHUDHL Global ForwardingLineTFLUTransfar ShippingLineTGBUTextainerLeasingTGCUTouaxLeasingTGHUTextainerLeasingTIFUTrifleetLeasingTIIUTritonLeasingTITUTritonLeasingTLEUHapag-LloydLineTLLUTritonLeasingTLNUTrident Container LeasingLeasingTLXUTrans Asian ShippingLineTMCUTransmarLineTMMUHapag-LloydLineTORUMaerskLineTPCUWan HaiLineTRDUTritonLeasingTRHUTritonLeasingTRIUTritonLeasingTRKUTurkon LineLineTRLUTriton (ex-TAL International)LeasingTSLUT.S. LinesLineTTNUTritonLeasingTVSUTransvision ShippingLineTXGUTextainerLeasingU
V
W
Z
No prefix matches. Try four letters like MSKU or a name like Maersk.
How container prefixes work
- Owner code. Three letters registered with the BIC under ISO 6346, plus a category letter: U for freight containers, J for detachable equipment, Z for trailers and chassis.
- Lines own many prefixes. Big carriers hold a dozen or more, and they may differ from the line's SCAC. See SCAC codes for both side by side.
- Leased boxes. Lessors own a large share of the world fleet. Their prefixes do not name the line that books the box, so track those by the bill of lading or booking when you can.