Maersk tracking
Maersk container tracking
Track Maersk shipments by container number, booking number, or bill of lading. BerthTime shows the timeline and ETA next to your shipments with other carriers, and keeps them up to date.
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Maersk reference formats
Paste any of these references: BerthTime detects the type and the carrier. Carrier code (SCAC): MAEU.
- Container number
- 11 characters (ISO 6346): a 4-letter owner code ending in U, a 6-digit serial number and a check digit.
- Maersk's own containers usually start with MAEU, MRKU, MSKU, MRSU, MNBU, or PONU.
- Leased containers carry the lessor's owner code: choose Maersk as the carrier when you add one.
- Bill of lading
- Maersk master BL numbers usually look like this: MAEU followed by 9 digits or MRKU followed by 9 digits.
- A BL brings in all the containers on it.
- A house BL issued by a forwarder is not known to Maersk: use the master BL or the container numbers instead.
- Booking number
- Booking numbers work: BerthTime follows every container on the booking.
- Maersk booking numbers usually look like this: 9 digits starting with 2.
Data you get for Maersk shipments
- Container events from empty pick-up and gate-in through loading, departure, transshipment and discharge to gate-out, with the arrival date at the port of discharge.
- Vessel name and voyage for each sea leg, when Maersk gives them.
- Maersk's ETA, with an email alert when the delay passes the threshold you set.
- A predicted arrival computed from the vessel's AIS position, labelled as an estimate, when the vessel is identified and within AIS range.
- Some Maersk events come with a date but no time of day; BerthTime shows them by day.
- The same shipment data over the REST API and signed webhooks.
A Maersk BL is usually the booking number with MAEU in front, so either one finds the shipment.
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Maersk tracking: questions and answers
How do I track a Maersk container?
Paste the container number into BerthTime. 11 characters (ISO 6346): a 4-letter owner code ending in U, a 6-digit serial number and a check digit. Maersk's own containers usually start with MAEU, MRKU, MSKU, MRSU, MNBU, or PONU. Leased containers carry the lessor's owner code: choose Maersk as the carrier when you add one.
What does a Maersk bill of lading number look like?
Maersk master BL numbers usually look like this: MAEU followed by 9 digits or MRKU followed by 9 digits. A BL brings in all the containers on it. A house BL issued by a forwarder is not known to Maersk: use the master BL or the container numbers instead.
Can I track a Maersk booking number?
Booking numbers work: BerthTime follows every container on the booking. Maersk booking numbers usually look like this: 9 digits starting with 2.
What tracking data does BerthTime show for Maersk?
Container events from empty pick-up and gate-in through loading, departure, transshipment and discharge to gate-out, with the arrival date at the port of discharge. A predicted arrival computed from the vessel's AIS position, labelled as an estimate, when the vessel is identified and within AIS range. Some Maersk events come with a date but no time of day; BerthTime shows them by day. A Maersk BL is usually the booking number with MAEU in front, so either one finds the shipment.
Guides
How to track a container
Track a shipping container by container number, bill of lading or booking number: where to find each reference and what every milestone means.
Read the guideWhat is a bill of lading number?
What a bill of lading (BL) number is, master vs house BL, what carrier BL numbers look like, where to find yours and how to track it.
Read the guideContainer number format (ISO 6346)
How a container number is built under ISO 6346: owner code, category, serial number and check digit, with a free check-digit calculator.
Read the guideBooking number vs bill of lading vs container number
Booking number, bill of lading number and container number compared: who issues each, when it exists, what it covers and which one to track.
Read the guide
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