Egyptian International Shipping
Egyptian International Shipping (legal entity Egyptian International Shipping Corp.) is a niche operator headquartered in Alexandria, Egypt. Founded in 1980, the line has spent 46 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 6 vessels under the SCAC code EISC. Total operated capacity stands near 4,500 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.
Egyptian International Shipping is most active on the following corridors: Mediterranean, Red Sea. 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 +20 3 484 0021 or the carrier's web portal at eisc.com.eg.
Egyptian International Shipping 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. Egyptian International Shipping 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 Egyptian International Shipping.
EISUEISCEICU
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. Egyptian International Shipping publishes its tracking page under the main eisc.com.eg domain.
Egyptian International Shipping corridor coverage
Egyptian International Shipping concentrates its services on Mediterranean, Red Sea. 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 Egyptian International Shipping container
Tracking a Egyptian International Shipping 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. EISU) 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 Egyptian International Shipping bill of lading. Visit eisc.com.eg, 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 Egyptian International Shipping hull. In the last case, the prefix still resolves to Egyptian International Shipping as equipment owner but the schedule data lives with the operating carrier. Egyptian International Shipping's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +20 3 484 0021 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Egyptian International Shipping on overlapping trade lanes:
- National Navigation Company — Alexandria, Egypt, founded 1980. SCAC NNCE.
- Nile Steamship — Cairo, Egypt, founded 1933. SCAC NSTM.