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KMTC Line

SCAC KMTU · Seoul, South Korea · founded 1954 · Independent / non-aligned

KMTC Line (legal entity Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd.) is a global mainline operator headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1954, the line has spent 72 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 70 vessels under the SCAC code KMTU. Total operated capacity stands near 165,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.

KMTC Line is most active on the following corridors: Intra-Asia, Middle East, 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 +82 2 311 6114 or the carrier's web portal at ekmtc.com.

KMTC Line corridor coverage

KMTC Line concentrates its services on Intra-Asia, Middle East, 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 KMTC Line container

Tracking a KMTC 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 ekmtc.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 KMTC Line hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. KMTC Line's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +82 2 311 6114 during European business hours.

Related ocean carriers

Operators most often compared with KMTC Line on overlapping trade lanes: