Yang Ming Cargo Tracking Scraper — Container, B/L & Booking

Track Yang Ming (YML) shipments in bulk by container number, Bill of Lading, or booking number — and get status, full move/event history, vessel & voyage, origin/destination ports with dates, containers, seals and weight. Clean JSON/CSV/Excel.

Uses Yang Ming Marine Transport's public tracking endpoint — keyless, no anti-bot, pure HTTP — so it's fast and reliable at scale.

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What this Actor does

Give it tracking numbers and for each one it returns a full shipment record:

• Identity — the resolved number, track type (Container / B/L / Booking), booking reference.
• Status & history — current status plus the complete move/event history (event, facility, mode, date) for containers.
• Voyage — vessel name, voyage code, on-board date.
• Route — origin (receipt/loading) and destination (discharge/delivery) ports, plus the routing schedule with actual dates for B/Ls.
• Cargo — containers (number, size, type, seal), container count, package count and gross weight.

Three identifier types are supported automatically:

• Container — e.g. YMLU3560471 (YMLU/YMMU prefix + 7 digits).
• Bill of Lading — e.g. N237068499.
• Booking — e.g. M0123456.

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Why use it

• Supply-chain visibility at scale. Track hundreds of containers/B/Ls in one run instead of typing them into the website one by one.
• Full event history. Not just the latest status — the complete move timeline per container (gate-in/out, loaded, discharged, empty returned…).
• Vessel, route & dates. Origin/destination ports, vessel/voyage and actual routing dates — everything an ops/logistics team needs.
• Keyless & clean. Public JSON endpoint, no API key, no anti-bot, no captcha — just tracking numbers in, structured data out.

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Who it's for

• Freight forwarders & 3PLs monitoring Yang Ming shipments for clients.
• Importers / exporters tracking their containers and B/Ls.
• Supply-chain & ops teams building shipment dashboards and ETAs.
• Logistics software needing a structured Yang Ming tracking feed.

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Quick start

Run it in the console (no code)

1. In Tracking numbers, add one per line (container, B/L or booking):

   YMLU3560471
   N237068499
   M0123456
   

2. Click Start, then export as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.

Leave it empty to run a demo (a container + a B/L).

Run it via API (Python)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run_input = { "trackingNumbers": ["YMLU3560471", "N237068499"] }

run = client.actor("YOUR_USERNAME/yangming-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

for r in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{r['trackingNumber']} [{r['trackType']}] {r['origin']} -> {r['destination']} | {r['currentStatus'] or r['latestEvent']}")

Run it via API (JavaScript)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/yangming-scraper').call({
    trackingNumbers: ['YMLU3560471'],
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((r) => console.log(`${r.trackingNumber}: ${r.vesselName} ${r.voyage} — ${r.latestEvent}`));

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Input

Field	Type	Description
Tracking numbers	array	Container / B/L / booking numbers, one per line. Spaces & hyphens ignored. Empty = demo.
Speed (parallel lookups)	integer	How many numbers to track at once. Default 10.
Proxy configuration	object	Apify Proxy. On by default.

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Output

One record per tracking number.

Container example:

{
  "trackingNumber": "YMLU3560471",
  "found": "true",
  "trackType": "Container No",
  "containerSize": "20",
  "containerType": "Dry cargo container",
  "currentStatus": "Empty Returned",
  "latestEvent": "Empty Returned @KEELUNG - YANGMING KEELUNG TERMINAL (2026/09/30 16:33)",
  "eventCount": "12",
  "events": "2026/02/15 11:30: Loaded on Vessel @SHANGHAI [Vessel] | ... | 2026/09/30: Empty Returned @KEELUNG [Truck]",
  "blnoList": "N237068499",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Bill of Lading example:

{
  "trackingNumber": "N237068499",
  "found": "true",
  "trackType": "B/L No",
  "origin": "SHANGHAI, SH (CNSHA)",
  "destination": "ROTTERDAM (NLRTM)",
  "vesselName": "HMM DUBLIN",
  "voyage": "018W",
  "onboardDate": "2026/02/15",
  "packages": "538",
  "grossWeight": "3255.4 KGS",
  "containerCount": "1",
  "containers": "YMLU3560471(20 YMAV279733): Empty Returned @ROTTERDAM - CETEM",
  "routing": "SHANGHAI: 2026/02/15 11:30 (Actual); ROTTERDAM: 2026/04/05 12:15 (Actual)",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Field	Description
trackingNumber / found / trackType	Query, whether found, and type (Container / B/L / Booking).
currentStatus / latestEvent / eventCount / events	Status and full move/event history (containers).
vesselName / voyage / onboardDate	Voyage info.
origin / destination / routing	Ports and routing schedule with actual dates (B/L).
containerSize / containerType / sealNo / containerCount / containers	Cargo & container details.
packages / grossWeight	Cargo totals (B/L).
blnoList	Associated B/L numbers (container).
responseMessage	Message when a number isn't found.
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp.

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Tips & notes

• Container vs B/L. A container number returns that box's full move history; a B/L returns the whole shipment (route, vessel, all containers). Use whichever you have.
• Bulk tracking. Paste your entire list — the Actor de-dupes effort and runs them in parallel.
• Status monitoring. Schedule the Actor to re-track active shipments and capture new events/ETAs over time.
• Number formats. Container = YMLU/YMMU + 7 digits; B/L and booking are document references. Don't confuse letter O with zero.
• Not found. Delivered-long-ago or wrong numbers return found: false with Yang Ming's message.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key? No — it uses Yang Ming's public tracking endpoint, keyless and without anti-bot.

Can I track by B/L and booking, not just container? Yes — container, Bill of Lading and booking numbers all work; the type is detected automatically.

Do I get the full event history? Yes — for containers you get the complete move timeline, not just the latest status.

Can I track many shipments at once? Yes — paste a whole list; they're tracked in parallel.

Is it good for a logistics dashboard? Yes — clean, structured status, route, vessel and event data is ideal for ops dashboards and ETA monitoring.

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Export & integrate

Results are available as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML and via the Apify API. Push to Google Sheets, a webhook, Make, Zapier or your database — and schedule runs to keep shipment statuses fresh.

Data from Yang Ming Marine Transport's public cargo-tracking service. Not affiliated with Yang Ming.