Here is Shipping Container Traders useful guide to the owner of Shipping Containers.

The prefix can be found on the shipping container before the container number and on the CSC plate. These prefixes are representative of most Shipping Lines. However there are many prefixes being added when companies purchase their own new build Shipping Containers direct from the factory. This is most common within the Self Storage and rental industry.

ACLU Atlantic Container Line

ACTU Associated Container Transportation (Australia)

ADCU Flexi Van Leasing New York

AEIU American Export Lines Inc

AJCU Australia Japan Container Line

ANB Australia National Line

ANBU ABC Containerline Antwerp

ANC Australia National Line

ANE Australia National Line

ANF Australia National Line

ANNU Australia National Line

ANR Australia National Line

ANZU Danzas SA Paris

ASGU Anglo – Soviet Shipping England

ASLU Australia Straits Container Line

BKLU The Bank Line

BLPU Bridge Line

BSLU Blue Star Line

CAMU Cunard Steamships London

CATU CATU Containers SA Geneva

CCCU Compass Container Line

CGMU Compagnie Generale Maritime

CHSU Chep Handling Systems

CILU Container Investment Leasing Zurich

CLBU Container Leasing AG Basle

CLGU Contship Container Lines

CLIU Container Lloyd (USA)

CLOU CLOU Container Leasing GmbH

CLSU Container Leasing Services London

CNEU Canadian National Railways Montreal

CONU Contrans Gesellschaft Fur Containerverkehr Hamburg

COSU China Ocean Steamships China

CPPU Canadian Pacific Montreal

CSSU Crusader Swire Container Services London

CSYU Textainer Equipment Management SFO

CTAU Cooltainer Services

CTIU Genstar Container Corporation

CTUU CTC (Equipment) AG Basle

CWSU Containerworld Leaing Southampton

DANU Danzas SA Switzerland

DEDU Interpool Equipment Management SFO

DLLU Textainer Equipment Management SFO

EAB Australia National Line

EAC Australia National Line

EACU East Asiatic Co Copenhagen

EAE Australia National Line

EAF Australai national Line

EAR Australia National Line

EICU Containerworld Leasing Southhampton

EKLU Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha K Line ) Kerr Corporation San Francisco

EMCU Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan

ESSU K Line Japan

FBZU Fairbreeze Shipping Co

FFFU Freightways (Overseas) Manchester

FLXU Itel Containers International USA

FRCU FRC Financement et Relocation S.A

FRSU Fairbreeze Shipping Co

FSB Australia National Line

FSC Australia National Line

FSE Australia National Line

FSR Australia National Line

FVIU Flexi Van Leasing New York

GCDU P&O Containers

GLCU Flexi Van Leasing New York

GLSU Zim Israel Navigation Tel Aviv

GMEU Global Equipment Management San Francisco

GSTU Genstar Container Corporation San Francisco

HAMU / HLCU Hapag Lloyd Hamburg

HDCU Hung Dao Container Joint Stock Co.

HTMU Lu Hai Developing Hong Kong

ICCU ICCU Containers Italy

ICIU Intermodal Equipment San Francisco

ICSU Transamerica Container Leasing USA

IEAU Intermodal Equipment San Francisco

IKKU ICCU Container Fleet

IKSU Transamerica Container Leasing USA

INBU Interpool USA

IOLU Textainer Equipment

ITLU Itel Corporation San Francisco

JLCU Johnson Line A.B

JLLU Nippon Liner System

JLSU Joon Liner Services Netherlands

JSSU China Navigation London
KNLU Nedlloyd Lines Rotterdam
LANU Catu Containers Switzerland
LPIU Leasing Partners Netherlands Antilles
LTIU Lloyde Triestino Italy
MLCU Matson Leasing
MMMU V/O Sovinflot Moscow
MNLU Malaysian International Shipping Corporation
MOLU Mistui OSK Lines Tokyo
MSCU Mediterranean Shipping
MTBU Mulitboxx Group
MSKU Maersk Sealand
NCLU Interocean Leasing
NEPU Neptune Orient Lines Singapore
NICU Nippon International Container Service
NLSU Nautilus Leasing San Francisco
NOLU Neptune Orient Lines Singapore
NOSU Neptune Orient Lines Singapore
NUSU Neptune Orient Lines Singapore
NYKE Nippon Yusen Kaisha Tokyo
NYKR Nippon Yusen Kaisha Tokyo
NYKU Nippon Yusen Kaisha Tokyo
NZLU New Zealand Line
OCLU P&O Containers
OCPU P&O Containers
OOLU Orient Overseas Containerline Taiwan
PACU Pacifica Shipping New Zealand
POLU Polish Ocean Lines Poland
PSBU Contship Container Lines
PXCU Phoenix Container Lines Hong Kong
RILU Nedlloyd Lines Rotterdam
RLAU Australian Reefer Leasing
RODU Government of Mauritius Port Louis
ROYU Nedlloyd Lines
SACU Scan Carriers Hovik Norway
SAFU South African Marine Cape Town
SAMU South African Marine Cape Town
SCDU Sea Containers New York
SCIU Sea Containers
SCLU Sea Containers London
SCPU Seaco Pacific Hong Kong
SCXU Sea Containers London
SEAU Sealand Services New York
SISU SSI Container Corporation San Francisco
SMZU United Container Systems (Germany)
SSLU Shaw Savill & Albion London
STTU Shirstar Container Transport UK
SUDU Hamburg Sudamerkanische Hamburg
SUKU Interocean leasing
SUNU Suntory Osaka
SVTU Sojuzvenshtrans Moscow
TCLU TCL Tankcargo Container New York
TEDU Teco BmbH Hamburg
TEXU Textainer Equipment
TLEU Contship Containerline
TOLU Trans Ocean Leasing San Francisco
TPHU Tiphook Container London
TRIU Triton Container San Francisco
TSCU Trans Container Leasing Basel
UACU United Arab Shipping Liverpool
UASU United Arab Shipping Liverpool
UCLU Unicorn Lines Durban
UCSU Unicontainer Sri Genoa
UCSU United Container Systems (Germany)
UFCU Itec Containers Intl
USCO Union Steamship Co of NZ Wellington
USLU United States Lines New York
UXXU United Container Systems (Germany)
UYLU United Yugoslav Lines Piran
VNSU Nedlloyd Lines Rotterdam
WIKU Textainer Equipment
WWLU Wilh Wilhelmsen Oslo Norway
XCLU Textainer Services U.K
XRTU XTRA Inc Boston USA
YMLU Yangming Marine Transport USA
YSFF Nippon Liner Services
ZBXU Zim Israel Navigation Tel Aviv
ZCLU Zim Israel Navigation Tel Aviv
ZCSU Zim Israel Navigation Tel Aviv
ZIMU Zim Israel Navigation Tel Aviv