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Safmarine (Maersk Brand)

SCAC SAFM · Copenhagen, Denmark · founded 1946 · Gemini Cooperation

Safmarine (Maersk Brand) (legal entity Safmarine (a Maersk brand)) is a niche operator headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1946, the line has spent 80 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 0 vessels under the SCAC code SAFM. Safmarine (Maersk Brand) 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.

Safmarine (Maersk Brand) is most active on the following corridors: Africa, Indian Ocean, Now Maersk brand. Through its membership of the Gemini Cooperation, the carrier shares vessel capacity with Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd on East-West services. Direct customer contact is available via +27 21 408 6911 or the carrier's web portal at safmarine.com.

Safmarine (Maersk Brand) corridor coverage

Safmarine (Maersk Brand) concentrates its services on Africa, Indian Ocean, Now Maersk brand. 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 Safmarine (Maersk Brand) container

Tracking a Safmarine (Maersk Brand) 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 safmarine.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 Safmarine (Maersk Brand) hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Safmarine (Maersk Brand)'s customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +27 21 408 6911 during European business hours.

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