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Deciphering Container Tracking Numbers

Posted by John Shepperson | Jan 5, 2015 2:00:00 PM

There are a lot of letters and numbers associated with container tracking, and sometimes they can be confusing. Let’s look at how those letters and numbers can help you in your container tracking endeavors.

Your product is ready to be picked up from the shipyard, and thus far you’ve tracked the container through the bill of lading, the shipping number, or the container number. Now you need to go to the shipyard to verify that the contents of the container are in good order – but once you’re there, how do you find the container? Your cargo manifest has all the information on it, but with all those letters and numbers, you aren't sure exactly what you’re looking for. This shortcut will save you time and energy when identifying your shipping containers.

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Topics: john shepperson, oates co, container tracking, owner code, iso 6346, manifest, bill of lading, check digit, serial number, container number, cargo



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