Med Bulk Lines
Med Bulk Lines (legal entity Med Bulk Lines S.r.l.) is a niche operator headquartered in Genoa, Italy. Founded in 2005, the line has spent 21 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 8 vessels under the SCAC code MBLS. Total operated capacity stands near 6,500 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Med Bulk Lines is most active on the following corridors: Mediterranean, Bulk. 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 +39 010 562 7000 or the carrier's web portal at medbulklines.com.
Med Bulk Lines corridor coverage
Med Bulk Lines concentrates its services on Mediterranean, Bulk. 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 Med Bulk Lines container
Tracking a Med Bulk Lines 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 medbulklines.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 Med Bulk Lines hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Med Bulk Lines's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +39 010 562 7000 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Med Bulk Lines on overlapping trade lanes:
- Grimaldi Group — Naples, Italy, founded 1947. SCAC GRIU.
- Ignazio Messina — Genoa, Italy, founded 1921. SCAC MESL.
- Tarros Group — La Spezia, Italy, founded 1830. SCAC TRRS.
- Cosiarma — Rome, Italy, founded 1981. SCAC COSI.
- Med Feeder — Naples, Italy, founded 2008. SCAC MFEE.
- Ladi Azzurri Shipping — Naples, Italy, founded 2015. SCAC LDAZ.