Sloman Neptun
Sloman Neptun (legal entity Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-AG) is a regional specialist headquartered in Bremen, Germany. Founded in 1873, the line has spent 153 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 22 vessels under the SCAC code SLNE. Total operated capacity stands near 15,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Sloman Neptun is most active on the following corridors: Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean. 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 +49 421 6203 0 or the carrier's web portal at sloman-neptun.com.
Sloman Neptun corridor coverage
Sloman Neptun concentrates its services on Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean. 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 Sloman Neptun container
Tracking a Sloman Neptun 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 sloman-neptun.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 Sloman Neptun hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Sloman Neptun's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +49 421 6203 0 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Sloman Neptun on overlapping trade lanes:
- Hapag-Lloyd — Hamburg, Germany, founded 1970. SCAC HLCU.
- Rickmers Linie — Hamburg, Germany, founded 1834. SCAC RICK.
- BBC Chartering — Leer, Germany, founded 1997. SCAC BBCH.
- Team Lines — Hamburg, Germany, founded 1991. SCAC TLLU.
- Leschaco — Bremen, Germany, founded 1879. SCAC LSCH.
- Rohde & Liesenfeld — Hamburg, Germany, founded 1922. SCAC RLNV.