Container Track and Trace
About Container Track and Trace Service
The Container Track and Trace service enables Singapore-based traders and their logistics partners to see at a glance where their container shipments are. They can also see the key milestone events of their container shipment’s journey - including customs clearance, load and discharge statuses of their container shipments - between Singapore and China.
In the current phase, this service is available for shipments between Singapore and Yangshan Port in Shanghai, and Qinzhou Port in Guangxi, China.
This NTP Container Track and Trace service aims to provide supply chain visibility to our Singapore-based traders and their logistics partners. This enables them to improve decision-making to stay competitive. You can simply key in the container number to retrieve the status of a particular container. Vessel events, container events and customs-related information would be shared through the service as listed below.
Events shared through the service
| Event Name | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Vessel ETA | Estimated Time of Vessel Arrival: The estimated time of vessel arrival into the waters within port limits |
| Vessel ATA | Actual Time of Vessel Arrival: The actual time of vessel arrival into the waters within port limits |
| Vessel ETB | Estimated Time of Vessel Berthing: The estimated time that the vessel will come alongside and berth |
| Vessel ATB | Actual time of Vessel Berthing: The actual time the vessel came alongside and berthed |
| Export Declaration | The time at which the company made the export declaration to Customs |
| Export Declaration Approval | The time at which Customs examines and approves the export declaration |
| Export Release | The time when Customs releases the export for onward movement |
| Container Gate In | The time when the container arrives at the port for export |
| Container Loaded | The time at which the container was loaded onto the vessel |
| Vessel Estimated Time of Unberthing | The estimated time of vessel leaving berth |
| Vessel Actual Time of Unberthing | The actual time of vessel leaving berth |
| Vessel ETD | Estimated Time of Vessel Departure: The estimated time of vessel departure from port limits |
| Vessel ATD | Actual time of Vessel Departure: The actual time of vessel departure from port limits |
| Container Discharged | The time at which the container was discharged from the vessel |
| Import Declaration | The time at which the company declares the import declaration to Customs |
| Import Declaration Approval | The time at which Customs examines and approves the import declaration declared by company |
| Import Release | The time when Customs releases the import for onward movement |
| Container Gate Out | The time when the container exits the port for import |
It is a service developed jointly by a government-industry partnership between Singapore Customs, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, and PSA Singapore.
Traders and logistics partners can log in to the NTP to access the Container Track and Trace service and search for the container by entering the container number you wish to track. You will need to have a Corppass account assigned with the NTP digital service before you can log in to NTP. More information can be found at www.ntp.gov.sg (Get Started).