SCAC code, formally the Standard Carrier Alpha Code, is a unique two-to-four-letter code developed by NMFTA (National Motor Freight Traffic Association) in the mid 1960s to help identify transportation companies.
SCAC code, formally the Standard Carrier Alpha Code, is a unique two-to-four-letter code developed by NMFTA (National Motor Freight Traffic Association) in the mid 1960s to help identify transportation companies. If freight forwarders need to ship towards or through the US, they are also required to have SCAC Codes.
Below is a SCAC code list of over 180 carriers. You can use Ctrl+F to search the SCAC code you want with your browser.
(The SCAC codes may be subject to change without notice.)
| SCAC Code | Carrier Name | Carrier Name (Abbr.) |
|---|---|---|
| ACBL | Atlantic Caribbean Line | AC Line |
| ACLU | Atlantic Container Line | ACL |
| ACSU | Grieg Star Shipping | Grieg Star |
| ADMU | Admiral Container Lines | Admiral |
| AIDA | Asiatic Shipping Services | AsiaTic |
| AKMR | Alaska Marine Lines | AML |
| AMLU | Antillean Marine Shipping Corporation | Antillean Marine |
| ANNU | Australia National Line | ANL |
| ANRM | Alian?a Navega??o e Logística | Alianca |
| APLU | American President Lines | APL |
| ARKU | Arkas Container Transport S.A. | Arkas |
| AROF | Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers Inc | ARRC |
| BANQ | Blue Anchor America Line | BAAL |
| BAXU | Sunmarine Shipping Services | Sunmarine |
| BCLU | Bermuda Container Line | BCL |
| BIEN | Bien Dong Shipping Company | Bien Dong |
| BISU | Bermuda International Shipping Ltd | BISL |
| BLJU | Avana Global FZCO | BALAJI |
| BLZU | BLPL Singapore | BLPL |
| BMSU | BMC Line Shipping LLC | BMC Line |
| BNAO | Brointermed Lines Limited | BT |
| BORU | Borchard Lines Ltd | Borchard |
| BTBI | Bengal Tiger Line | BTL |
| BWLE | Blue World Line | BW Line |
| BWLU | Blue Water Lines | BWL |
| CCLN | COSCO Container Lines Co (Americas) | COSCO USA |
| CEGL | Central Gulf Lines, Inc | CGL |
| CEYP | Ceylon Shipping Corporation Limited | CSC |
| CFLD | CSAL Canada States Africa Line | CSAL |
| CHIW | Compania Sud Americana de Vapores | CSAV |
| CHNJ | China Shipping Container Lines Co | CSCL |
| CHVW | Swire Shipping | Swire |
| CKLU | CK Line | CK Line |
| CLIB | Companhia Libra de Navegacao | Libra |
| CMCU/CAMN | Crowley Maritime | Crowley |
| CMDU | Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime | CMA CGM |
| CNIU | Compagnia Chilena de Navigacion Interoceanica SA | CCNI |
| COSU | COSCO Container Lines | COSCO |
| CPJQ | Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company | CHIPOLBROK |
| CSFU | Containerships | Containerships |
| CULU | China United Lines | CU Lines |
| DAAE | Delmas | Delmas |
| DAYU | Deutsche Afrika-Linien | DAL |
| DJLU | Dongjin Shipping | Dongjin |
| DOLQ | Dole Ocean Cargo Express | Dole |
| DPHS | Delphis | Delphis |
| DSLU | Delta Shipping Lines | Delta |
| DVRU | Delmas | Delmas |
| DYLT | Daylight Transport LLC | Daylight |
| ECNU | Econ Shipping | Econship |
| ECUI | ECU Worldwide | ECU |
| EGLV | Evergreen Line | Evergreen |
| EIMU/EIMW | Eimskip | Eimskip |
| ELOU | Maritime Carrier Shipping Center GmbH & Co. | MACS |
| EMKU | Emkay Line | Emkay |
| EQLI | Ecuadorian Line | Ecuadorian Line |
| ESPU | Emirates Shipping Line | Emirates |
| EUCU | Eucon | Eucon |
| EUKO | Eukor | Eukor |
| EULU | EuroAfrica Shipping Lines Co. Ltd. | ESL |
| FBIU | Florens Container Services | Florens |
| FCOM | Fednav | Fednav |
| FCSK | Focus Trucking | FOCUS |
| FESO | Far Eastern Shipping Company | FESCO |
| FLFU | Finnlines | Finnlines |
| FLGZ | Flexi-Van Leasing | Flexi-Van |
| FLNV | Frontier Liner Services | FLS |
| GCIU | Global Container International | Global |
| GESC | Great Eastern Shipping Inc. | GES |
| GETU | Tarros S.p.a. | Tarros |
| GFAL | Galborg | GAL |
| GILU | Geest Line | Geest Line |
| GMGO | Grimaldi Lines | Grimaldi Lines |
| GRIU | Grimaldi Deep Sea S.P.A. | Grimaldi |
| GSLU | Gold Star Line Ltd. | GSL |
| HALP | Hartmann Project Lines | HPL |
| HDMU | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. | HMM |
| HJSC | Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. | Hanjin Shipping |
| HLCU | Hapag Lloyd Container Line | Hapag Lloyd |
| HRZU | Horizon Lines | Horizon |
| HUAU | Hoegh Autoliners | Hoegh |
| HYDU | Hyde Shipping | Hyde Shipping |
| IAAU | Interasia Lines | Interasia |
| IDMC | Industrial Maritime Carriers (Intermarine) | IMC |
| IILU | Independent Container Line | ICL |
| INOC | Interocean Lines | Interocean Lines |
| IRSU | Hafez Darya Arya Shipping Company | HDSCO Line |
| KHNN | Kuehne+Nagel | KN |
| KKCL | Kambara Kisen Co., Ltd. | Kambara |
| KKLU | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. | K Line |
| KMTU | Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd. | KMTC |
| KOSL | King Ocean Services | King Ocean |
| LGLT | Liberty Global Logistics, LLC | LGL |
| LMCU | Linea Messina | Linea Messina |
| MAEU | Maersk Line | Maersk |
| MATS | Matson, Inc | Matson |
| MCCQ | MCC Transport Pte. Ltd. | MCC |
| MELL | Mariana Express Lines Ltd | MELL |
| MFTU | Marfret Compagnie Maritime | Marfret |
| MGSU | Marguisa Shipping Lines | Marguisa |
| MISC | Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad | MISC |
| MOLU | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines | MOL |
| MRTU | Meratus Line | Meratus |
| MRUB | Maruba | Maruba |
| MSCU | Mediterranean Shipping Company | MSC |
| MXCU | Maxicon Container Line | MCL |
| NIDU | Nile Dutch Africa Line | NDS |
| NMBG | Navigation Maritime Bulgare | Bulcon |
| NODA | Nordana Line | Nordana |
| NOSU | Neptune Shipping Line | Neptune |
| NSAU | Bahri/National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia | Bahri |
| NSLU | CSAV Norasia | CSAV Norasia |
| NSLU | CSAV Norasia | CSAV |
| NSRU | Namsung Shipping Co., Ltd. | Namsung |
| NYKS | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Line | NYK Line |
| ONEY | Ocean Network Express | ONE |
| OOLU | Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. | OOCL |
| OPDU | Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei | OPDR |
| OSTI | Orient Star Transport International Ltd | Orient Star |
| PALU | Pan Asia Logistics India Pvt Ltd | Pan Asia Line |
| PCIU | Pacific International Lines | PIL |
| PCLU | Pan Continental Shipping Co., Ltd. | PanCon |
| PDLU | Neptune Pacific Direct Line | NPDL |
| PLLU | Polynesia Line | PL |
| PMLU | Perma Shipping Line | Perma |
| PMOL | PM&O Lines | PMO |
| POBU | Pan Ocean Co Ltd | Pan Ocean |
| PSCU | Dong Young Shipping | Dong Young |
| PSHI | Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines | Pasha Hawaii |
| QNLU | Qatar Navigation Lines | QNL |
| RCKI | Rickmers Linie | Rickmers Line |
| REGU | Regional Container Lines | RCL |
| SAFM | Safmarine | Safmarine |
| SCIU | Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. | SCI |
| SCYE | Siem Car Carriers AS | SIEM |
| SEFN | SeaFreight Line | SeaFreight |
| SEJJ/MCCQ/SEAU | SeaLand | SeaLand |
| SHKK | DB Schenker | DB Schenker |
| SHKU | Sea Hawk Lines | SHAL |
| SHPT | Shipco Transport | Shipco |
| SIKU | Samudera Shipping Line Ltd | Samudera |
| SJKU | Sarjak Container Lines | Sarjak |
| SKII | Samskip, Inc. | Samskip |
| SKLU | Sinokor Merchant Marine Co., Ltd | Sinokor |
| SLAQ | Sallaum Lines | Sallaum |
| SMLM | SM Line Corporation | SML |
| SMLU | Seaboard Marine Ltd. | Seaboard Marine |
| SNTU | Stolt Tank Containers | STC |
| SPNU | Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines | SPIL |
| SSPH | SETH Shipping | SETH |
| STRU | TOTE Maritime (Sea Star Line) | TOTE Maritime |
| SUDU | Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co. KG | Hamburg Sud |
| THZS | Thorco Shipping | Thorco |
| TLXU | Trans Asia Shipping Line | Trans Asia |
| TOHO | TOHO Shipping Co., Ltd | TOHO |
| TOTE | TOTE Maritime | TOT |
| TRKU | Turkon Line Inc | Turkon |
| TRNH | Trinity Shipping Line | Trinity |
| TSGL | Tropical Shipping | Tropical |
| TSTU | T. S. Lines | TSL |
| TVSU | Transvision Shipping Line | Transvision |
| UALC | Universal Africa Lines | UAL |
| UASC | United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.) | UASC |
| UBCU | Great White Fleet | GWF |
| UFEE | Unifeeder | Unifeeder |
| UFSB | United Feeder Services | UFS |
| USLU | US Lines | USL |
| VDBU | Van den Ban Autobanden B.V. | Van den Ban |
| VDDR | Van Donge & de Roo | D&R |
| WDLS | World Logistics Service (USA) Inc | WLS |
| WECU | West European Container Lines | WEC |
| WLWH | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics | WWL |
| WWSU | Westwood Shipping Lines | Westwood |
| XCLS | X-Press Container Line | XCL |
| YMLU | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | YML |
| ZIMU | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. | ZIM |
| 11DX | Cheng Lie Navigation Co., Ltd | CNC Line |
| 11QU | Heung-A Shipping Co., Ltd. | Heung-A |
| 11WJ | Jin Jiang Shipping | SHJJ |
| 12IH | Sinotrans Container Lines Co., Ltd | Sinotrans |
| 12PD | SITC Container Lines Co., LTD | SITC |
| 13CQ | Minsheng Ocean Shipping | Minsheng |
| 22AA | Wan Hai Lines | WHL |
| 32GG | Taicang Container Lines | Taicang |
| 32GH | Nirint Shipping Lines | Nirint Shipping |
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