Gate in
The container has entered the origin terminal.
Sea Freight Visibility
Container Tracking
Find ocean shipment milestones using the container number, booking reference or bill of lading shown on your transport document.
Open official tracking →Automatic carrier detection
Enter one number. Go to the right shipping line.
Paste a container number or ocean bill of lading. QIFLY checks the prefix and sends you to the detected carrier’s official tracking page.
Carrier detection uses the reference prefix. A leased container can occasionally carry an owner code different from the operating shipping line; in that case, use the carrier printed on the bill of lading.
REFERENCE
Tracking number
Find the correct shipment reference
A container number normally contains four letters followed by seven digits. Carrier systems may also accept a booking number or master bill of lading.
Official carrier systems
Continue to your carrier
Use the carrier named on the transport document. Each link opens the provider’s official tracking website in a new tab.
MAEU↗
Maersk
Maersk and Sealand ocean shipments
Open official tracking →MSCU↗
MSC
Container and bill-of-lading tracking
Open official tracking →CMDU↗
CMA CGM
CMA CGM group shipment tracking
Open official tracking →COSU↗
COSCO SHIPPING
Shipment and container tracking
Open official tracking →External tracking information is published by the carrier. QIFLY does not control carrier websites, scan timing or system availability.
Status guide
Understand common checkpoints
Wording varies between carriers. These explanations are planning guidance, not a guarantee of release or delivery time.
Loaded on vessel
The carrier reports the container aboard the scheduled vessel.
Transshipment
The container is moving through an intermediate hub.
Discharged
The container has been unloaded at the destination port.
Gate out
The container has left the terminal for onward movement.
Empty return
The empty equipment has been returned to the nominated depot.
No result or no update?
Check the basics before escalating
New records, transshipment data and customs events may take time to appear.
- Confirm the carrier shown on the transport document.
- Copy the complete reference without punctuation errors.
- Allow time after booking, pickup or handover for the first scan.
- Send QIFLY the reference, carrier name and screenshot if the result still looks wrong.
Operational support
Need help interpreting a shipment update?
Send the QIFLY reference, carrier name and tracking number so the team can identify the correct shipment.