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Bengal Tiger Line

SCAC BTLU · Singapore · founded 1989 · Independent / non-aligned

Bengal Tiger Line (legal entity Bengal Tiger Line Pte. Ltd.) is a niche operator headquartered in Singapore. Founded in 1989, the line has spent 37 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 12 vessels under the SCAC code BTLU. Total operated capacity stands near 12,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.

Bengal Tiger Line is most active on the following corridors: Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, India. The line operates on a standalone basis and does not share vessel slots with other ocean carriers under a formal global alliance. Direct customer contact is available via +65 6225 8911 or the carrier's web portal at btlines.com.

Bengal Tiger Line corridor coverage

Bengal Tiger Line concentrates its services on Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, India. Customers on these lanes typically see weekly or twice-weekly sailings depending on season and trade balance. For a current sailing schedule, contact the carrier directly or consult its weekly schedule publication.

How to track a Bengal Tiger Line container

Tracking a Bengal Tiger Line container starts with confirming the prefix. Look at the container's left-hand corner casting plate or the painted code on the door — the four-letter ISO 6346 owner code is followed by six numeric digits and a single check digit. Blue Water Facts no longer publishes a per-carrier owner-prefix list (see /accuracy/ for why); confirm the operator via the carrier's own tracking portal or your bill of lading. Visit btlines.com, navigate to the carrier's tracking or "track and trace" portal, and paste the full container number. The portal will return current vessel position, the next scheduled port call, the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and the most recent equipment events such as gate-in, loaded, discharged and gate-out.

If the carrier portal does not return a result, the most likely causes are: the container has not yet been gate-in at the origin terminal, the bill of lading number is in a different format (check whether the system expects an MBL versus an HBL), or the box is moving on a partner alliance vessel rather than a Bengal Tiger Line hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Bengal Tiger Line's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +65 6225 8911 during European business hours.

Related ocean carriers

Operators most often compared with Bengal Tiger Line on overlapping trade lanes: