Meratus Line
Meratus Line (legal entity PT Meratus Line) is a global mainline operator headquartered in Surabaya, Indonesia. Founded in 1957, the line has spent 69 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 60 vessels under the SCAC code MRTL. Total operated capacity stands near 55,000 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.
Meratus Line is most active on the following corridors: Indonesia inter-island, Intra-Asia. 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 +62 31 354 7900 or the carrier's web portal at meratusline.com.
Meratus Line 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. Meratus Line 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 Meratus Line.
MRSUMRTUMTSU
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. Meratus Line publishes its tracking page under the main meratusline.com domain.
Meratus Line corridor coverage
Meratus Line concentrates its services on Indonesia inter-island, Intra-Asia. 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 Meratus Line container
Tracking a Meratus 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 (e.g. MRSU) 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 Meratus Line bill of lading. Visit meratusline.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 Meratus Line hull. In the last case, the prefix still resolves to Meratus Line as equipment owner but the schedule data lives with the operating carrier. Meratus Line's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +62 31 354 7900 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Meratus Line on overlapping trade lanes:
- Salam Pacific Indonesia — Surabaya, Indonesia, founded 1970. SCAC SPIL.
- Tanto Intim Line — Jakarta, Indonesia, founded 1969. SCAC TILU.