Shipping line
COSCO container tracking
Track COSCO shipments by bill of lading, container, or booking number. Submit once and Terminal49 keeps the timeline current automatically — reconciling COSCO's feed with terminal, vessel, and rail data into one source of truth.
Country
China
Fleet
480 vessels
Capacity
3.2 M TEU
Alliance
Ocean Alliance
Also known as
COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co. Ltd
Track a COSCO shipment
Paste any tracking number once. Terminal49 auto-detects the format and keeps the shipment current — no re-checking.
Or track on COSCO's own site
COSCO container tracking
Track an individual COSCO container by its ISO 6346 number (4-letter BIC prefix + 7 digits). Container number tracking: supported
COSCO container prefixes: COSU, CBHU, CCLU
See all carriers that accept container numbers →COSCO bill of lading tracking
Track a COSCO bill of lading number to follow every container booked under that contract. Best when you have a single document covering a multi-container shipment. Bill of lading tracking: supported
See all carriers that accept bills of lading →COSCO booking tracking
Track a COSCO booking number to monitor a shipment before the bill of lading has been issued. Useful for pre-loading visibility on spot-rate bookings. Booking number tracking: supported
See all carriers that accept booking numbers →About COSCO
Founded in 1961, headquartered in Shanghai, part of COS, operates 480 vessels. Listed on the SMDG Liner Code registry as COS.
| CEO | Xu Lirong |
|---|---|
| Website | en.coscocs.com |
Other COSCO resources
Schedules and tariffs published on COSCO's own website.
Vessel schedule
elines.coscoshipping.comPoint-to-point schedule
elines.coscoshipping.comTariffs & rates
elines.coscoshipping.com
Tracking number formats
COSCO uses three identifier types. Terminal49 accepts all of them and auto-detects which one you've pasted.
Bill of lading number
230123456
9–12 digit document number. Covers one or more containers under the same contract.
Container number
COSU1234567
Prefix (COSU, CBHU, CCLU) + 7 digits. ISO 6346 standard. Tracks a single physical box.
Booking number
M0123456
Pre-loading reservation ID. Useful for tracking shipments before a bill of lading has been issued.
Data coverage
Every milestone and attribute Terminal49 normalizes for COSCO — the carrier feed plus terminal, vessel, and rail sources, reconciled into one timeline. Track once; it stays current, refreshed every 4 hours.
Core transport milestones
8/13- Empty OutSupported
- Empty ReturnedSupported
- Full InSupported
- Full OutSupported
- Transshipment DischargedSupported
- Transshipment LoadedSupported
- Vessel DischargedSupported
- Vessel LoadedSupported
- Transshipment ArrivedUnsupported
- Transshipment DepartedUnsupported
- Vessel ArrivedUnsupported
- Vessel BerthedUnsupported
- Vessel DepartedUnsupported
Extended transport milestones
6/11- Arrived At DestinationSupported
- Estimated Arrival at Final DestinationSupported
- Rail ArrivedSupported
- Rail DepartedSupported
- Rail LoadedSupported
- Rail UnloadedSupported
- DeliveredUnsupported
- Feeder ArrivedUnsupported
- Feeder DepartedUnsupported
- Feeder DischargedUnsupported
- Feeder LoadedUnsupported
Container list
11/12- Destination Full Out AtSupported
- Empty Terminated AtSupported
- Equipment HeightSupported
- Equipment LengthSupported
- Equipment TypeSupported
- NumberSupported
- POD Arrived AtSupported
- POD Discharged AtSupported
- POD Full Out AtSupported
- Seal NumberSupported
- WeightSupported
- Destination Arrived AtUnsupported
Port of lading (POL)
5/5- POL ATDSupported
- POL ETDSupported
- POL LocodeSupported
- POL NameSupported
- POL TimezoneSupported
Port of discharge (POD)
9/9- POD ATASupported
- POD ETASupported
- POD LocodeSupported
- POD NameSupported
- POD TerminalSupported
- POD TimezoneSupported
- POD Vessel IMOSupported
- POD Vessel NameSupported
- POD Voyage NumberSupported
Final destination
5/5- Destination ATASupported
- Destination ETASupported
- Destination LocodeSupported
- Destination NameSupported
- Destination TimezoneSupported
Other events
1/2- Estimated ArrivalSupported
- Booking CancelledUnsupported
Document types
3/3- Bill Of LadingSupported
- Booking NumberSupported
- Container NumberSupported
COSCO tracking FAQ
- How do I track a COSCO shipment?
- Paste your COSCO container number, bill of lading number, or booking number into the tracker on this page — once. Terminal49 auto-detects the format, then keeps the shipment current automatically by reconciling the carrier's own feed, destination terminals, vessels, and rail carriers into one timeline. Tracking is free and refreshes roughly every 4 hours, so you never re-check a carrier site.
- What is COSCO's SCAC code?
- COSCO's primary SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code) is COSU. COSCO containers carry the COSU, CBHU, CCLU prefixes.
- Can I track a COSCO bill of lading number?
- Yes. Terminal49 tracks COSCO bill of lading numbers and follows every container booked under that document. Individual container numbers are supported too, and so are booking numbers.
- How often is COSCO tracking data updated?
- You track COSCO once — Terminal49 then keeps the data current automatically, refreshing roughly every 4 hours by reconciling the carrier's own feed, destination terminals, vessels, and rail carriers into one timeline so the status stays accurate end to end without you re-checking.
API & webhooks
Every field on this page is available through the Terminal49 REST API and webhook payloads. Same shape, every carrier.
Read the API docs →
