Sinokor Merchant Marine
Sinokor Merchant Marine (legal entity Sinokor Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.) is a global mainline operator headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1989, the line has spent 37 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 64 vessels under the SCAC code SKLU. Total operated capacity stands near 145,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Sinokor Merchant Marine is most active on the following corridors: Intra-Asia, China-Korea, Russia. 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 +82 2 311 6800 or the carrier's web portal at sinokor.co.kr.
Sinokor Merchant Marine corridor coverage
Sinokor Merchant Marine concentrates its services on Intra-Asia, China-Korea, Russia. 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 Sinokor Merchant Marine container
Tracking a Sinokor Merchant Marine 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 sinokor.co.kr, 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 Sinokor Merchant Marine hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Sinokor Merchant Marine's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +82 2 311 6800 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Sinokor Merchant Marine on overlapping trade lanes:
- HMM — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1976. SCAC HDMU.
- KMTC Line — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1954. SCAC KMTU.
- SM Line — Seoul, South Korea, founded 2016. SCAC SMLM.
- Dong Jin Shipping — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1972. SCAC DJSC.
- Namsung Shipping — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1953. SCAC NSSL.
- Heung-A Line — Seoul, South Korea, founded 1961. SCAC HASL.