WHLU · WHSU → wanhai.com
Wan Hai Container Tracking
While the megacarriers chase transpacific headlines, Wan Hai built its business on frequency: the same Asian port pairs served over and over, feeding regional supply chains that cannot wait three weeks for a box. Tracking one of its shipments means reading a compressed timeline where load and discharge sit days apart.
The company is also a fleet-age outlier — an average around nine years makes it one of the youngest fleets afloat, the product of a heavy newbuild program. Check your number below; two prefixes cover the owned boxes, so validation is quick.
4 letters + 7 digits, printed on the doors
Wan Hai prefixes: WHLU and WHSU
The BIC register assigns WHLU and WHSU to Wan Hai Lines, and nothing else. A passing check digit on either prefix settles ownership immediately — and on short-sea trades Wan Hai supplements its own boxes with leased ones, which track at wanhai.com by their own numbers whenever Wan Hai carries the booking.
Wan Hai B/L numbers: the WHLC code
Documents open with WHLC — a four-letter SCAC that differs from both container prefixes by a single final character, which makes WHLC/WHLU mix-ups the classic Wan Hai typo. The tracker takes either identifier, but each must be entered as printed: a B/L number with the C swapped for a U fails silently.
Using the wanhai.com tracker
The cargo-track page answers ordinary browser visits without an account, while scripted requests hit a hard bot shield — one reason aggregators show gaps for Wan Hai shipments that the official site displays fine. There is no pre-fill link; paste the validated number. Uniquely among the lines we cover, Wan Hai publishes two mobile apps — the full-service Wan Hai APP and the lighter Wan Touch — and both include tracking.
| Container number | ✓ yes |
|---|---|
| Bill of lading (B/L) | ✓ yes |
| Booking reference | — no |
| Pre-filled link | — no |
| Mobile app | ✓ yes |
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- Alliance
- Independent
- Headquarters
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Founded
- 1965
- Fleet rank (Alphaliner, 2026)
- #11 worldwide
Wan Hai started on 24 February 1965 hauling lumber between Taiwan and Japan, containerized in 1976, and never joined a global alliance — cooperation runs through route-level deals instead, such as PS6 with ONE and the CIM service with Yang Ming and Evergreen.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Wan Hai tracking blocked for automated tools?
wanhai.com runs aggressive bot protection that rejects scripted lookups, so aggregator sites often come back empty. A normal browser visit to the official cargo-track page succeeds with the same number.
What is the difference between the Wan Hai APP and Wan Touch?
Wan Hai maintains two mobile apps: the Wan Hai APP as the full e-service client and Wan Touch as a lighter companion. Both track shipments; pick by how much beyond tracking you need.
Why do my Wan Hai container and B/L numbers look almost identical?
Container prefixes are WHLU/WHSU while documents use the WHLC SCAC — one character apart. Read the last letter carefully before searching, because the tracker rejects a number entered under the wrong form.
Is Wan Hai part of an alliance?
No — Wan Hai stays independent and cooperates route by route (the PS6 service with ONE and the CIM loop with Yang Ming and Evergreen are examples), so its tracker remains the single source for its bookings.
Does Wan Hai sail beyond Asia?
Intra-Asia is the core, but the network extends to selected Middle East and long-haul services. Wherever the loop runs, expect the short, dense event pattern of a frequency-first carrier.
How big is Wan Hai compared with the majors?
Around 591,000 TEU as of May 2026, eleventh in the world ranking — small next to MSC, yet the dominant dedicated player on many Asian port pairs, with one of the youngest fleets at about nine years average age.