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Pacific Basin Shipping

SCAC PCFB · Hong Kong · founded 1987 · Independent / non-aligned

Pacific Basin Shipping (legal entity Pacific Basin Shipping Limited) is a mega-carrier headquartered in Hong Kong. Founded in 1987, the line has spent 39 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 250 vessels under the SCAC code PCFB. Pacific Basin Shipping operates as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) and does not own its own container ships, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.

Pacific Basin Shipping is most active on the following corridors: Bulk, Worldwide. 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 +852 2233 7000 or the carrier's web portal at pacificbasin.com.

Pacific Basin Shipping corridor coverage

Pacific Basin Shipping concentrates its services on Bulk, Worldwide. 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 Pacific Basin Shipping container

Tracking a Pacific Basin 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 pacificbasin.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 Pacific Basin Shipping hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Pacific Basin Shipping's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +852 2233 7000 during European business hours.

Related ocean carriers

Operators most often compared with Pacific Basin Shipping on overlapping trade lanes: