Hapag-Lloyd Live Position vs Panvaya Ocean Container Tracking

Hapag-Lloyd Live Position tracks dry containers across ship, rail, and truck journeys using IoT devices attached to containers. The tracking view shows status, location, ETA, inland distance traveled, and planned or updated shipment information. A shipment must be purchased as a whole, even if some containers lack devices, and the service is available only for dry containers equipped with a smart device.

GPS trackers transmit location data every 15 minutes. For eligible Carrier Haulage import bookings, Live ETA is included and updates arrival estimates using device data and past planned-versus-actual transport performance. ETA changes appear automatically on the website and API. Customers can view vessel history, with vessel data updated every 24 hours, and download tracking data as CSV. Access is through the Online Business Suite for signed-in customers. Carrier Haulage is listed at free; Merchant Haulage costs $15, paid once per container. The API is available for customer systems; self-onboarding is free and comprehensive IT onboarding is USD 5,000.

Panvaya Ocean Container Tracking brings ocean shipment information together as standardized milestones, marine routes, and logistics risk details. Users can search across supported carriers by container number, bill of lading, or booking reference. Shipment views can show status, location, milestone history, estimated arrival, vessel route, and exception alerts; the service can also infer a carrier from a container number’s owner prefix. Tracking links can be shared publicly and optionally protected with a password. Other listed tools cover sailing schedules, port congestion, demurrage and detention, route planning, and carbon estimates. A REST API and webhooks support integration with TMS and ERP workflows. API keys have a default limit of 10 requests per minute, and higher limits are available to enterprise accounts on request; error and not-found responses do not use credits. The free plan includes five ocean shipments, 10 developer API credits, live AIS vessel tracking, and a port congestion monitor. Premium is listed at $50, paid once for 30 days of access and up to 100 shipments. Unsupported carriers receive an availability message rather than incomplete tracking data.