Container Track and Trace
About Container Track and Trace Service
The Container Track and Trace service enables users of the Networked Trade Platform (NTP) to see at a glance where their container shipments are. NTP users can 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.
All you need is an NTP account and the container number you wish to track.
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.
This service is available to all NTP users. All you need is an NTP account and the container number you wish to track. Information on how to set up your NTP account can be found at www.ntp.gov.sg (Get Started > Accessing NTP > Sign in with Singpass). With an NTP account, you can sign in to the NTP to access the Container Track and Trace service.