TGHU → Textainer · lessor prefix
TGHU Container Prefix — Textainer (Leasing)
Textainer, a Bermuda-based lessor managing about four million TEU, became part of Stonepeak in 2024 and absorbed the Seaco fleet at the end of 2025.
Its register footprint is the widest of any lessor — seven codes including two inherited from Seaco — which makes Textainer prefixes the ones most often misread as carrier codes.
4 letters + 7 digits, printed on the doors
TGHU check digit: worked example
T | G | H | U | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| ×1 | ×2 | ×4 | ×8 | ×16 | ×32 | ×64 | ×128 | ×256 | ×512 |
| 31 | 34 | 72 | 256 | 64 | 32 | 384 | 128 | 1536 | 3584 |
Sum 6121 → 6121 mod 11 = 5 → check digit 5 → TGHU 416167-5
Textainer prefix family
Owner vs operator: the Textainer case
Whatever Textainer code is on the door, the tracking answer lives with the line on your paperwork — Textainer only owns the asset.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns the TGHU container prefix?
TGHU is registered to Textainer, a container leasing company (lessor) — the BIC register lists it together with TEXU, TEMU, TGBU, but the boxes sail in other lines' fleets.
Which line do I track a TGHU container with?
Not with Textainer — a TGHU box is leased, so the tracking data lives with the shipping line named on your booking confirmation or bill of lading; open that line's tracker and paste the TGHU number there.
Is TGHU 4161675 a valid container number?
Yes — TGHU 416167-5 passes ISO 6346 validation: the weighted letter-and-digit sum for TGHU416167 leaves remainder 5 mod 11, giving check digit 5. The worked table for this TGHU example is on this page.
Is TGHU a shipping line prefix or a leasing company prefix?
TGHU is a leasing-company (lessor) prefix — Textainer owns the steel box, while a shipping line operates it, which is why owner and tracker differ.