RCL
Container Tracking
RCL is Southeast Asia's best-known feeder operator, so its boxes usually carry one leg of a longer journey. Enter a container, bill of lading or booking number for the latest carrier and terminal milestones.
What a RCL tracking number looks like
The lookup above accepts any of these in the same field. If one returns nothing, try another. Carriers release milestone data against different identifiers at different stages.
Container number
4 letters + 7 digits (11 characters)
REGU1234567Standard ISO 6346. REGU is the only prefix registered to RCL, so many boxes on RCL bookings are leased and carry another owner's code.
Bill of lading number
Alphanumeric, no publicly documented format
RCLBKK123456RCL publishes no specification. Enter the number exactly as printed on your document.
Booking number
Alphanumeric
12345678Accepted in the same field as container and B/L numbers.
RCL container prefixes
These owner codes are registered to Regional Container Lines Public Company Limited in the BIC ISO 6346 register. Containers moving under a RCL booking may also carry a leasing company's prefix. A leased box is still your shipment, the prefix just does not identify the carrier.
How to track a RCL shipment
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Find your container or BL number
It is printed on your bill of lading, your booking confirmation, or on the container door itself. Any of the three works in the search box above.
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RCL is already selected
Because you are on the RCL page, the carrier dropdown is filled in for you. If you actually need a different line, change it. The selection is not locked.
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Enter the number and press Track
Type it exactly as printed. Spaces and dashes are fine, but a mistyped letter will return nothing, since the check digit at the end only validates against the correct serial.
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Read the milestone timeline
You will see terminal and vessel events from origin gate-in through to empty return, plus the vessel and voyage your box is actually on.
You can also check RCL's own portal directly at RCL cargo tracking . The advantage of tracking here is keeping several carriers on one screen instead of one portal per line.
About RCL
Regional Container Lines was founded in Bangkok in 1979 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1988. That listing makes it unusual among carriers of its size: RCL reports its fleet publicly, so figures for it are company-sourced rather than estimated. As of 31 March 2026 it operated 45 vessels totalling 194,716 TEU.
RCL’s business is feedering: moving containers between the big Southeast Asian hub ports and the many smaller regional ports that deep-sea services do not call at. Its Singapore entity, RCL Feeder Pte Ltd, is the registered owner of the container fleet, which tells you something about where the operational centre of gravity sits.
The practical consequence for shippers is that RCL boxes turn up on shipments booked with someone else. If a global carrier sold you a door-to-door move from a secondary Thai or Indonesian port, there is a reasonable chance RCL carried the first leg.
RCL tracking: what to check first
RCLU is not RCL. It belongs to R.M.I. Chemical Logistics in Rotterdam. This error is unusually widespread because RCLU looks like the obvious abbreviation, and several of the largest tracking sites publish it as RCL’s prefix. The real code is REGU, registered to RCL Feeder Pte Ltd.
Your timeline may end at a hub, and that is correct. RCL usually carries one leg. When the container is discharged at Singapore, Port Klang or Laem Chabang and handed to a deep-sea carrier, RCL’s reporting stops there. The onward journey exists in the other carrier’s system. This is the single most common reason an RCL shipment looks stalled when it is moving normally.
One prefix means most boxes are leased. REGU is the only carrier-owned code. Triton, CAI, Beacon and Seaco containers all move on RCL bookings under their own prefixes.
If you are importing into Karachi via a Southeast Asian hub, RCL is more likely to appear on the origin leg than on the main ocean crossing, so check which leg your document actually covers before deciding a number is wrong.
What each RCL tracking status means
Ocean carriers share the same terminal and vessel event vocabulary, so these milestones read the same whichever line you are tracking.
Gate in
The container passed through the terminal gate at the origin port and is now in the terminal's custody, waiting to be loaded.
Loaded on vessel
The box was lifted onto the ship. This is the milestone that fixes your shipment to a specific vessel and voyage number.
Vessel departure
The ship has sailed from the origin port. Transit time is measured from here, and it is the point most ETA calculations are anchored to.
Transshipment
The container was discharged at an intermediate hub and will be reloaded onto a second vessel. Most delays originate here rather than at origin.
Discharged
The container came off the ship at the destination port. Free time and demurrage clocks typically start from this event.
Gate out
The container left the terminal on a truck or rail wagon. Once this fires, the terminal's storage charges stop and the haulier's clock starts.
Empty return
The unpacked container was returned to the carrier's nominated depot. This closes the shipment and stops any per-diem detention charges.
Where RCL shipments usually move
RCL tracking questions
Is RCLU an RCL container prefix?
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No. The BIC register shows RCLU belongs to R.M.I. Chemical Logistics BV in Rotterdam, an unrelated Dutch company. Several large tracking sites list RCLU as Regional Container Lines, and the abbreviation makes it look obviously right. RCL's actual prefix is REGU.
Which container prefix does RCL use?
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REGU, and only REGU. In the BIC register it is held by RCL Feeder Pte Ltd, the group's Singapore feeder entity. Because that is the sole carrier-owned code, a large share of containers on RCL bookings are leased.
What does RCL stand for?
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Regional Container Lines. The full legal name is Regional Container Lines Public Company Limited. It has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 1988, which is unusual for a feeder operator and means it reports fleet figures publicly.
How large is RCL?
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45 vessels and 194,716 TEU as of 31 March 2026, from RCL's own reporting. Because RCL is publicly listed in Thailand, these figures come from the company rather than from a third-party estimate, which is not true of most carriers this size.
What is a feeder operator?
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A carrier that moves containers between a major hub port and smaller regional ports, connecting them to the deep-sea services that do not call everywhere. RCL is one of Southeast Asia's largest, which is why its boxes appear on shipments booked with entirely different carriers.
Why does my RCL tracking stop at a transshipment port?
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Because that is usually where RCL's leg ends. If RCL carried your container from a regional port to a hub, the deep-sea carrier takes over from there and reports through its own system. The timeline stopping at hub discharge is a hand-off, not a stalled container.
Does Maalbardaar charge for RCL tracking?
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No. Tracking is included with a free Maalbardaar account, which also lets you keep shipments across several carriers on one dashboard instead of checking each carrier's portal separately.
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Maalbardaar is an independent logistics technology platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Regional Container Lines Public Company Limited. "RCL" and all related marks are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here for identification purposes only. For official information, visit the carrier's own website . Carrier data sources: REGU confirmed against the BIC ISO 6346 register, registered to RCL Feeder Pte Ltd. RCLU is deliberately excluded: the register shows it belongs to R.M.I. Chemical Logistics BV in Rotterdam. Founded 1979 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1988; fleet of 45 vessels and 194,716 TEU as of 31 March 2026, both from RCL's own reporting. SCAC cross-corroborated across published lists.