Sofrana Lines
Sofrana Lines (legal entity Sofrana Unilines Ltd.) is a niche operator headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Founded in 1976, the line has spent 50 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 6 vessels under the SCAC code SOFR. Total operated capacity stands near 3,500 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Sofrana Lines is most active on the following corridors: Pacific Islands, Polynesia. 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 +64 9 309 9495 or the carrier's web portal at sofrana.com.
Sofrana Lines corridor coverage
Sofrana Lines concentrates its services on Pacific Islands, Polynesia. 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 Sofrana Lines container
Tracking a Sofrana Lines 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 sofrana.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 Sofrana Lines hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Sofrana Lines's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +64 9 309 9495 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Sofrana Lines on overlapping trade lanes:
- Neptune Pacific Direct Line — Auckland, New Zealand, founded 1976. SCAC NPDL.
- Pacific Direct Line — Auckland, New Zealand, founded 1995. SCAC PDLI.