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Hamburg Sud container tracking
Track Hamburg Sud shipments by bill of lading, container, or booking number. Submit once and Terminal49 keeps the timeline current automatically — reconciling Hamburg Sud's feed with terminal, vessel, and rail data into one source of truth.
Country
Germany
Fleet
130 vessels
Capacity
600K TEU
Alliance
Gemini Cooperation
Track a Hamburg Sud shipment
Paste any tracking number once. Terminal49 auto-detects the format and keeps the shipment current — no re-checking.
Or track on Hamburg Sud's own site
Tracking moved to Maersk platform after Hamburg Süd unification; accepts container, B/L and booking inputs on Maersk track & trace.
Hamburg Sud container tracking
Track an individual Hamburg Sud container by its ISO 6346 number (4-letter BIC prefix + 7 digits). Container number tracking: supported
Hamburg Sud container prefixes: SUDU, ALBU
See all carriers that accept container numbers →Hamburg Sud bill of lading tracking
Track a Hamburg Sud 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 →Hamburg Sud booking tracking
Track a Hamburg Sud 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 Hamburg Sud
Founded in 1871, headquartered in Hamburg, part of MSK, operates 130 vessels. Listed on the SMDG Liner Code registry as HSD.
| CEO | Poul Hestbæk |
|---|---|
| Parent line | Maersk |
| Website | hamburgsud.com |
Other Hamburg Sud resources
Schedules and tariffs published on Hamburg Sud's own website.
Vessel schedule
maersk.comPoint-to-point schedule
maersk.comTariffs & rates
maersk.com
Tracking number formats
Hamburg Sud 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
SUDU1234567
Prefix (SUDU, ALBU) + 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 Hamburg Sud — 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
11/13- Empty OutSupported
- Empty ReturnedSupported
- Full InSupported
- Full OutSupported
- Transshipment ArrivedSupported
- Transshipment DepartedSupported
- Transshipment LoadedSupported
- Vessel ArrivedSupported
- Vessel DepartedSupported
- Vessel DischargedSupported
- Vessel LoadedSupported
- Transshipment DischargedUnsupported
- Vessel BerthedUnsupported
Extended transport milestones
4/11- Rail ArrivedSupported
- Rail DepartedSupported
- Rail LoadedSupported
- Rail UnloadedSupported
- Arrived At DestinationUnsupported
- DeliveredUnsupported
- Estimated Arrival at Final DestinationUnsupported
- Feeder ArrivedUnsupported
- Feeder DepartedUnsupported
- Feeder DischargedUnsupported
- Feeder LoadedUnsupported
Container list
9/12- Destination Full Out AtSupported
- Empty Terminated AtSupported
- Equipment HeightSupported
- Equipment LengthSupported
- Equipment TypeSupported
- NumberSupported
- POD Arrived AtSupported
- POD Discharged AtSupported
- POD Full Out AtSupported
- Destination Arrived AtUnsupported
- Seal NumberUnsupported
- WeightUnsupported
Port of lading (POL)
4/5- POL ATDSupported
- POL LocodeSupported
- POL NameSupported
- POL TimezoneSupported
- POL ETDUnsupported
Port of discharge (POD)
8/9- POD ATASupported
- POD ETASupported
- POD LocodeSupported
- POD NameSupported
- POD TimezoneSupported
- POD Vessel IMOSupported
- POD Vessel NameSupported
- POD Voyage NumberSupported
- POD TerminalUnsupported
Final destination
4/5- Destination ATASupported
- Destination LocodeSupported
- Destination NameSupported
- Destination TimezoneSupported
- Destination ETAUnsupported
Other events
1/2- Estimated ArrivalSupported
- Booking CancelledUnsupported
Document types
3/3- Bill Of LadingSupported
- Booking NumberSupported
- Container NumberSupported
Hamburg Sud tracking FAQ
- How do I track a Hamburg Sud shipment?
- Paste your Hamburg Sud 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, 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 Hamburg Sud's SCAC code?
- Hamburg Sud's primary SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code) is SUDU. Hamburg Sud containers carry the SUDU, ALBU prefixes.
- Can I track a Hamburg Sud bill of lading number?
- Yes. Terminal49 tracks Hamburg Sud 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 Hamburg Sud tracking data updated?
- You track Hamburg Sud once — Terminal49 then keeps the data current automatically, refreshing roughly every 4 hours by reconciling the carrier's own feed, 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 →
