Lines Tracking

Maersk Container Tracking

Prepare your tracking reference and open Maersk’s official tracking entry. Shipment results are provided on the carrier’s website.

Opens the carrier’s official site in a new tab. Tracking results are provided there. If the number is not filled in, copy and paste it there.

Choose a tracking type

Select Container, Bill of lading, or Booking number before the official page opens.

How to track a Maersk shipment

Continue on Maersk’s official tracking website to view the result for your number.

  1. Enter the tracking reference from your shipping document in the form above.
  2. Auto can be used for this entry. You can also select the tracking type when you know it.
  3. Select Open official tracking. Your number is included in the official tracking URL. Check it on the carrier’s page and continue the query there.

Track a Maersk container number

Use the equipment number to look up a specific container. Maersk’s official help describes entering a shipment or container number in its tracking search box and selecting Track.

Before continuing, confirm that Maersk is handling the shipment you want to query. The equipment number is different from a bill of lading or booking reference.

Container owner codes

Owner codes recorded for this carrier:

  • MAE
  • MRK
  • MRS
  • MSK
  • SEA
  • SUD

Prefixes can help identify a number, but do not confirm the carrier handling a particular shipment. Check your shipping document. This reference is not exhaustive.

Track a Maersk bill of lading

Use the Maersk bill of lading reference from your transport document. Select Bill of lading when you know the type, then follow the opening steps above.

Maersk’s homepage offers tracking by B/L or container number. If a forwarder issued your document, confirm the carrier reference before searching: its house bill or internal reference may not be the reference Maersk uses.

Bill of lading prefix reference

Bill of lading prefixes recorded for this carrier:

  • MAEU

Prefixes can help identify a number, but do not confirm the carrier handling a particular shipment. Check your shipping document. This reference is not exhaustive.

Track a Maersk booking number

Use the Maersk reference from your booking confirmation and select Booking number if you know the type. Follow the opening steps above to continue on the official website.

If Maersk does not recognize that reference, check the booking confirmation or ask the booking party for a carrier shipment reference. A successful handoff from this page does not establish that a tracking record exists for the number.

Common questions

Do I need to choose a tracking type?

Auto can be used for this entry. You can also select the tracking type when you know it.

What if the number does not appear on Maersk’s page?

Copy the number from the form above, open Maersk’s official tracking, and enter it manually. Maersk’s help instructs you to enter a shipment or container number and select Track.

What if the official page has no tracking result?

Compare the reference with your Maersk shipping document or booking confirmation. Check that it is a carrier reference rather than a forwarder’s internal number. For a correct reference that still returns no result, use Maersk’s support or contact the booking party; Lines Tracking does not receive the carrier’s error details.