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Ocean carriers — also called shipping lines or vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) — are the primary source of shipment data. Terminal49 integrates directly with each carrier below and normalizes bill of lading details, bookings, containers, vessel ETAs, and transport milestones into a single API. The MBOL (master bill of lading), Booking, and Container badges show which numbers each carrier supports for tracking. Search by name or Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC), filter by a required feature, and select a carrier row to see all routing attributes, container details, and events. Carrier coverage is account-specific and can change. Use GET /shipping_lines for the current list on your account.
Have a tracking number but not the SCAC? The Auto-Detect Carrier API identifies the carrier for you.
Complete shipping line feature table · JSON · CSV Westwood shipments are tracked through Swire (SSBF); WWSU is an alternative SCAC on that line.

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Account-enabled carriers

These carriers are live in production but are not part of the public default set. Contact Terminal49 to enable them on your account before sending tracking requests.

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Data interpretation

Tracking identifier support shows which number types you can use to start tracking. Other features describe data available through the carrier integration for tracked shipments. The expanded details and complete feature table list feature availability. Even an available field can be absent for an individual shipment. See field availability.
  • Evergreen dates are provided as dates, not datetimes. Terminal49 stores them as midnight at the event location when the location is available, otherwise midnight UTC. Only dry, reefer, and flatpack equipment types are mapped.
  • ONE maps dry and reefer equipment types.
  • When a Yang Ming bill of lading has multiple containers, the returned weight is the shipment average (gross weight divided by container count).
  • Swire maps dry equipment types.