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A container number beginning with POBU is owned by Pan Ocean, which operates under SCAC POBU. You can track a POBU container directly on Pan Ocean. (Korea; B/L prefix POBU (boxes often leased, e.g. DKOU → probe))
| Prefix | POBU |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pan Ocean |
| Operating carrier | Pan Ocean |
| SCAC | POBU |
| Type | Carrier-owned |
Every shipping container carries an ISO 6346 number: four letters then seven digits (six serial + one check digit). The first three letters are the owner code and the fourth is always U for a freight container — so the four-letter prefix identifies who owns the box. Owner ≠ always the line carrying it: leasing companies own millions of boxes that sail under many carriers, which is why a leasing prefix is tracked by bill of lading, not by the prefix.
POBU containers are owned by Pan Ocean (SCAC POBU).
Track a POBU container by its number on Pan Ocean — or use TrackingMCP's Pan Ocean page.
Owner data from TrackingMCP's verified BIC prefix registry. Updated 2026-07-14.