Safmarine bill of lading tracking
✓ Your number is filled in for you
No more digging through Safmarine’s website looking for the tracking page — enter your bill of lading number here and you’re there in one step. Your number is filled in for you, so your shipment comes up without any extra typing. A valid number looks like SAFM6917430.
Safmarine at a glance
- B/L prefix (SCAC)
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SAFM - How tracking works
- Your number is filled in for you
- Official website
- safmarine.com
- Link last checked
- 2026-07-12
How to read a Safmarine bill of lading number
SAFM6917430 example only — not a real shipment
A bill of lading number identifies the transport document, not the box: it usually starts with the carrier’s four-letter code (its SCAC) — SAFM for Safmarine — followed by the document number, e.g. SAFM6917430.
You’ll find it top-right on the B/L or sea waybill. It’s different from the container number (which identifies the physical box and can cover several containers on one B/L) and from your booking reference — if one identifier returns nothing, try the other on the carrier’s page.
Safmarine numbers usually carry this carrier code:
SAFM If your Safmarine tracking isn’t working
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1 Check the number format first
Bill-of-lading numbers start with the carrier’s letter code followed by the document number (like SAFM6917430). Make sure you’re using the B/L number, not the container number or the booking reference — they’re three different identifiers on the same paperwork.
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2 Make sure the number was issued by this carrier
If your shipment was booked through a freight forwarder, the number on your paperwork may be the forwarder’s own reference, which Safmarine’s system won’t recognise. Ask whoever issued your documents which carrier number to use — or paste the number on our homepage and we’ll work out who it belongs to.
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3 Too early or too late
Timing matters: a number that was only just issued may not show results yet, and carriers remove old shipments from public tracking a few weeks after delivery. If the shipment is very new or long delivered, an empty result doesn’t mean the number is wrong.
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4 Still nothing?
Contact whoever sold you the freight service (your forwarder, broker, or Safmarine directly) with the bill of lading number and the booking reference — they can see internal status that public tracking doesn’t show.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I track a Safmarine bill of lading?
- Type your bill of lading number in the box above and press Track. You’ll land on Safmarine’s own tracking page with your number already filled in. Safmarine bill of lading numbers usually begin with SAFM.
- What does a Safmarine bill of lading number look like?
- Bill-of-lading numbers usually start with the carrier’s four-letter code (its SCAC prefix) followed by the document number — for example COSU6285551440. For Safmarine the carrier code is SAFM. A format-valid example is SAFM6917430.
- Can I bookmark or share my Safmarine tracking link?
- Yes — once your shipment comes up on Safmarine’s page, you can bookmark that page or send the link to a colleague, and they’ll see the same shipment.
- What if my number doesn’t start with SAFM?
- Then it probably wasn’t issued by Safmarine — shipments booked through a freight forwarder or partner carrier often travel under another company’s bill of lading number. Paste the number on our homepage and we’ll suggest the right carriers and forwarder, or check your shipping paperwork for who issued it.
- Is this Safmarine’s official tracking site?
- No — this is a free, independent tool that brings every carrier’s tracking together in one place. When you track here you end up on Safmarine’s own page, so everything you see comes straight from Safmarine. We never see or store your shipment details.