National Navigation Company
National Navigation Company (legal entity National Navigation Co. of Egypt) 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 8 vessels under the SCAC code NNCE. Total operated capacity stands near 5,500 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.
National Navigation Company is most active on the following corridors: Mediterranean, Red Sea, Worldwide tramp. 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 3 487 2110 or the carrier's web portal at nnc.com.eg.
National Navigation Company 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. National Navigation Company 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 National Navigation Company.
NNEUNNCUNNCE
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. National Navigation Company publishes its tracking page under the main nnc.com.eg domain.
National Navigation Company corridor coverage
National Navigation Company concentrates its services on Mediterranean, Red Sea, Worldwide tramp. 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 National Navigation Company container
Tracking a National Navigation Company 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. NNEU) 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 National Navigation Company bill of lading. Visit nnc.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 National Navigation Company hull. In the last case, the prefix still resolves to National Navigation Company as equipment owner but the schedule data lives with the operating carrier. National Navigation Company's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +20 3 487 2110 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with National Navigation Company on overlapping trade lanes:
- Egyptian International Shipping — Alexandria, Egypt, founded 1980. SCAC EISC.
- Nile Steamship — Cairo, Egypt, founded 1933. SCAC NSTM.