Qingdao Yangfan
Qingdao Yangfan (legal entity Qingdao Yangfan Shipping Co., Ltd.) is a niche operator headquartered in Qingdao, China. Founded in 2003, the line has spent 23 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 4 vessels under the SCAC code QDYF. Total operated capacity stands near 3,500 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Qingdao Yangfan 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 +86 532 8378 8000 or the carrier's web portal at qdyangfan.com.
Qingdao Yangfan corridor coverage
Qingdao Yangfan 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 Qingdao Yangfan container
Tracking a Qingdao Yangfan 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 qdyangfan.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 Qingdao Yangfan hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Qingdao Yangfan's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +86 532 8378 8000 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Qingdao Yangfan 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.
- Ningbo Ocean Shipping — Ningbo, China, founded 1987. SCAC NBOC.