Cheng Lie Navigation
Cheng Lie Navigation (legal entity Cheng Lie Navigation Co., Ltd.) is a regional specialist headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1996, the line has spent 30 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 16 vessels under the SCAC code CHNL. Total operated capacity stands near 18,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes. The company holds intermodal equipment under 3 registered ISO 6346 owner prefixes, which appear on every box it owns or long-term leases.
Cheng Lie Navigation is most active on the following corridors: Intra-Asia, Taiwan. 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 +886 2 2545 7711 or the carrier's web portal at cnclines.com.
Cheng Lie Navigation container prefixes
Every intermodal container carries an ISO 6346 owner code — three letters identifying the owner, plus a single category letter (almost always U for freight containers). These four-letter prefixes are the fastest way to identify which carrier controls a given box. Cheng Lie Navigation has the following registered prefixes recorded in the BIC database. If a container in your possession begins with any of these codes, the box is owned by or leased on long term to Cheng Lie Navigation.
CHNUCHNLCHCU
To track a container under one of these prefixes, contact the carrier directly using the bill-of-lading number or container number. Most ocean carriers expose a public tracking endpoint on their website that accepts either format. Cheng Lie Navigation publishes its tracking page under the main cnclines.com domain.
Cheng Lie Navigation corridor coverage
Cheng Lie Navigation concentrates its services on Intra-Asia, Taiwan. 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 Cheng Lie Navigation container
Tracking a Cheng Lie Navigation 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 (e.g. CHNU) is followed by six numeric digits and a single check digit. If the prefix matches one in the list above, the box is on a Cheng Lie Navigation bill of lading. Visit cnclines.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 Cheng Lie Navigation hull. In the last case, the prefix still resolves to Cheng Lie Navigation as equipment owner but the schedule data lives with the operating carrier. Cheng Lie Navigation's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +886 2 2545 7711 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Cheng Lie Navigation on overlapping trade lanes:
- Evergreen Marine — Taoyuan, Taiwan, founded 1968. SCAC EGLV.
- Yang Ming — Keelung, Taiwan, founded 1972. SCAC YMLU.
- Wan Hai Lines — Taipei, Taiwan, founded 1965. SCAC WHLC.