Ningbo Ocean Shipping

SCAC NBOC · Ningbo, China · founded 1987 · Independent / non-aligned

Ningbo Ocean Shipping (legal entity Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd.) is a niche operator headquartered in Ningbo, China. Founded in 1987, the line has spent 39 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 12 vessels under the SCAC code NBOC. Total operated capacity stands near 14,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.

Ningbo Ocean Shipping is most active on the following corridors: China coastal, 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 +86 574 8718 8000 or the carrier's web portal at noscoship.com.

Ningbo Ocean Shipping corridor coverage

Ningbo Ocean Shipping concentrates its services on China coastal, 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 Ningbo Ocean Shipping container

Tracking a Ningbo Ocean 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 noscoship.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 Ningbo Ocean Shipping hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Ningbo Ocean Shipping's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +86 574 8718 8000 during European business hours.

Related ocean carriers

Operators most often compared with Ningbo Ocean Shipping on overlapping trade lanes:

• COSCO Shipping — Shanghai, China, founded 1961. SCAC COSU.
• China United Lines — Shanghai, China, founded 2018. SCAC CULU.
• Sinotrans Container Lines — Shanghai, China, founded 1992. SCAC SNLT.
• Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping — Shanghai, China, founded 1996. SCAC JJSC.
• Antong Holdings — Quanzhou, China, founded 2001. SCAC ANTU.
• Sinotrans Container Service — Beijing, China, founded 2002. SCAC SCSC.