Ocean Carrier SCAC Code List

SCAC codes (Standard Carrier Alpha Codes) are unique identifiers used to identify transportation carriers in shipping and freight documentation. In ocean shipping, these four-letter codes help importers, exporters, freight forwarders, and customs professionals identify ocean carriers and accurately manage shipment information. Use the ocean carrier SCAC code list below to quickly find the SCAC code for major global ocean shipping lines. For additional information, visit our comprehensive SCAC Code Resource Page.

Carrier Name (Abbreviated)	Carrier Name	SCAC Code
ACL	Atlantic Container Line	ACLU
Alianca	Alianca	ANRM
AML	Alaska Marine Lines	AKMR
ANL	Australia National Line	ANNU
APL	American President Lines	APLU
Arkas	Arkas Container Transport S.A.	ARKU
ARRC	Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers Inc	AROF
Bahri	Bahri / National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia	NSAU
BCL	Bermuda Container Line	BCLU
CGL	Central Gulf Lines, Inc	CEGL
CCNI	Compagnia Chilena de Navigacion Interoceanica SA	CNIU
CHIPOLBROK	Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company	CPJQ
CK Line	CK Line	CKLU
CMA CGM	Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime	CMDU
CNC Line	Cheng Lie Navigation Co.,Ltd	11DX
COSCO	COSCO Container Lines	COSU
Crowley	Crowley	CMCU/CAMN
CSAV	Compania Sud Americana de Vapores	CHIW
CSAV Norasia	CSAV Norasia	NSLU
Delmas	Delmas	DAAE
Dole	Dole Ocean Cargo Express	DOLQ
Ecuadorian Line	Ecuadorian Line	EQLI
Eimskip	Eimskip	EIMU/EIMW
Emirates	Emirates Shipping Line	ESPU
Eukor	Eukor	EUKO
Evergreen	Evergreen Line	EGLV
FESCO	Far Eastern Shipping Company	FESO
Grieg Star	Grieg Star Shipping	ACSU
Grimaldi	Grimaldi	GRIU
GSL	Gold Star Line Ltd.	GSLU
GWF	Great White Fleet	UBCU
GES	Great Eastern Shipping Inc.	GESC
HAMBURG SUD	Hamburg Sud	SUDU
Hanjin	Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.	HJSC
Hapag Lloyd	Hapag Lloyd Container Line/A>	HLCU
HMM	Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.	HDMU
Hoegh	Hoegh Autoliners	HUAU
Horizon	Horizon Lines	HRZU
Hyde Shipping	Hyde Shipping	HYDU
ICL	Independent Container Line	IILU
IMC	Industrial Maritime Carriers (Intermarine)	IDMC
Interocean Lines	Interocean Lines	INOC
K Line	Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.	KKLU
King Ocean	King Ocean Sercies	KOSL
KMTC	Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd.	KMTU
Libra	Companhia Libra de Navegacao	CLIB
LGL	Liberty Global Logistics,	LGLT
Linea Messina	Linea Messina	LMCU
Maersk	Maersk Line	MAEU
Marfret	Marfret Compagnie Maritime	MFTU
Maruba	Maruba	MRUB
Matson	Matson	MATS
MCC	MCC Transport Pte. Ltd.	MCCQ
MISC	Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad	MISC
MOL	Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)	MOLU
MSC	Mediterranean Shipping Company	MSCU
NDS	Nile Dutch Africa Line	NIDU
Neptune	Neptune Shipping Line	NOSU
Nordana	Nordana Line	NODA
NYK Line	Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Line	NYKS
OOCL	Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd.	OOLU
PHT	Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines	PSHI
PIL	Pacific International Lines	PCIU
PL	Polynesia Line	PLLU
Safmarine	Safmarine	SAFM
Sallaum	Sallaum Lines	SLAQ
SAM	Samskip, Inc.	SKII
SCI	The Shipping Coporation of India Ltd.	SCIU
Seaboard Marine	Seaboard Marine	SMLU
SeaFreight	SeaFreight Line	SEFN
Seago	Seago Line	SEJJ
Siem Car	Siem Car Carriers AS	SCYE
Sinokor	Sinokor Merchant Marine Co.,Ltd	SKLU
Swire	Swire Shipping	CHVW
TS	Thorco Shipping	THZS
TSC	TOHO Shipping Co., Ltd	TOHO
TOT	TOTE Maritime	TOTE
Turkon	Turkon Line Inc	TRKU
UAL	Universal Africa Lines	UALC
UASC	United Arab Shipping Company Co.(S.A.G)	UASC
USL	US Lines	USLU
WEC	West European Container Lines	WECU
Westwood	Westwood Shipping Lines	WWSU
WHL	Wan Hai Lines	22AA
WLS	World Logistics Service (USA) Inc	WDLS
WWL	Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics	WLWH
YML	Yang Ming Line	YMLU
ZIM	ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd	ZIMU

Note: This starter list covers major global ocean carriers only — it is not the full NMFTA SCAC registry (which has thousands of entries across all transport modes).