Expeditors International Ocean Container Tracking
Track your Expeditors International Ocean container in real time. Paste your container number below, no login needed, for live status, route and a predicted ETA.
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Expeditors International Ocean
SCAC: EXPO
Fortune 500 freight forwarder and NVOCC handling FCL and LCL ocean cargo as a non-vessel operator
Expeditors International of Washington got its start in Seattle in 1979 as a small ocean forwarding operation. In 1981, Peter Rose joined along with James Wang, Glenn Alger, and a handful of other logistics veterans, and the group built it into a full door-to-door transportation and customs brokerage business. The company went public in 1984, listing on NASDAQ under the ticker EXPD (it moved to the New York Stock Exchange in November 2023). A pivotal step for its ocean business came with the purchase of Pac Bridge, an NVOCC that widened its consolidation capabilities in the Transpacific trade.
Expeditors International Ocean at a glance
- Headquarters
- Seattle, United States
- Founded
- 1979
- Fleet
- Non-vessel operator (NVOCC / freight forwarder)
- Alliance
- None (NVOCC, not a vessel-operating carrier)
- Main trade lanes
- Transpacific, Asia-Europe, Transatlantic, Intra-Asia
- Official website
- www.expeditors.com
About Expeditors International Ocean
Expeditors International of Washington got its start in Seattle in 1979 as a small ocean forwarding operation. In 1981, Peter Rose joined along with James Wang, Glenn Alger, and a handful of other logistics veterans, and the group built it into a full door-to-door transportation and customs brokerage business. The company went public in 1984, listing on NASDAQ under the ticker EXPD (it moved to the New York Stock Exchange in November 2023). A pivotal step for its ocean business came with the purchase of Pac Bridge, an NVOCC that widened its consolidation capabilities in the Transpacific trade.
Today Expeditors is a Fortune 500 logistics company with roughly 340 locations across more than 100 countries and about 18,000 employees. It reported roughly 10.6 billion dollars in revenue for 2024. Rather than operating its own ships, the ocean division books space with the vessel-operating carriers and consolidates freight as a non-vessel operating common carrier, moving both full-container (FCL) and less-than-container (LCL) loads.
The ocean group sits alongside air freight, customs brokerage, cargo insurance, warehousing, and trade compliance, and shipments are managed through the company's exp.o platform. Expeditors is known for organizing its business around named trade lanes and for keeping technology development in-house rather than buying it off the shelf.
Expeditors International Ocean container tracking FAQ
Is Expeditors International an ocean carrier or a freight forwarder?
Expeditors is a freight forwarder and licensed NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier), not a vessel owner. It books space on the ships of the ocean carriers and consolidates FCL and LCL cargo rather than operating its own fleet.
Where is Expeditors International headquartered and when was it founded?
Expeditors was founded in 1979 in Seattle, Washington, where it is still headquartered (1015 Third Avenue). It is a Fortune 500 company that trades under the ticker EXPD on the New York Stock Exchange.
What does the SCAC EXPO identify?
The SCAC is a carrier code used on ocean bills of lading. It identifies Expeditors International ocean freight shipments, which move as NVOCC consolidations across major trade lanes worldwide.
How do I track a Expeditors International Ocean shipment?
Enter your Expeditors International Ocean container number, Bill of Lading (BOL), or booking number into Panvaya's tracker. You'll get the live vessel route, milestone events, and a predictive ETA in real time, with no Expeditors International Ocean account or login needed for a quick lookup.
What is Expeditors International Ocean's SCAC code?
Expeditors International Ocean's SCAC code is EXPO. It identifies Expeditors International Ocean on bills of lading and shipping documents. On Panvaya you don't need to enter it. Just paste your container, BOL, or booking number and we detect the carrier automatically.
Can I track Expeditors International Ocean containers by Bill of Lading or booking number?
Yes. Panvaya supports Expeditors International Ocean tracking by container number, Bill of Lading (BOL), and booking reference (BK). Any of the three returns the same real-time route, port calls, and ETA.
Is Expeditors International Ocean container tracking free on Panvaya?
Yes, you can track Expeditors International Ocean shipments for free, with no login for a quick lookup. Sign in to unlock the full journey: detailed milestones, predictive ETAs, transhipment legs, and exception alerts.
Why isn't my Expeditors International Ocean container updating?
Expeditors International Ocean tracking reflects what the carrier and vessel feeds have reported, so there is often a lag between a real-world move and the update. Panvaya refreshes on a regular cycle; a shipment that looks stuck usually just means the next milestone (such as vessel departure or discharge) hasn't been filed yet.
How accurate is the ETA for Expeditors International Ocean shipments?
Panvaya combines Expeditors International Ocean's schedule with live vessel position and historical performance to predict arrival, and refines the ETA as the journey progresses and conditions change. It is a continuously updated estimate, not a guarantee.