Namsung Shipping
Namsung Shipping (legal entity Namsung Shipping Co., Ltd.) is a regional specialist headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1953, the line has spent 73 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 20 vessels under the SCAC code NSSL. Total operated capacity stands near 22,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Namsung Shipping is most active on the following corridors: Intra-Asia, Korea coastal. 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 6300 or the carrier's web portal at namsung.co.kr.
Namsung Shipping corridor coverage
Namsung Shipping concentrates its services on Intra-Asia, Korea coastal. 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 Namsung Shipping container
Tracking a Namsung 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 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 namsung.co.kr, 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 Namsung Shipping hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Namsung Shipping's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +82 2 311 6300 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Namsung Shipping on overlapping trade lanes:
- HMM — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1976. SCAC HDMU.
- KMTC Line — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1954. SCAC KMTU.
- Sinokor Merchant Marine — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1989. SCAC SKLU.
- SM Line — Seoul, South Korea, founded 2016. SCAC SMLM.
- Dong Jin Shipping — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1972. SCAC DJSC.
- Heung-A Line — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1961. SCAC HASL.