Although hard to imagine sometimes there's more to life than just the world of containers. So because of some personal matters Prefixlist will run a little lower on my priorities than usual for me. Sometimes things consume more of one's attention than wished for. This does not mean you need to hold back your pictures, questions, compliments, nasty words and other things you want to share with me. All incoming mail will be stored and replied to with possible delay. Deeply sorry for any inconvenience. Next month I hope to give full attention to the site again

Lorenz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Pictures are very important at Prefixlist. A picture is proof for existence in most cases. Especially recent pictures. In a world with so many different container owners and even more prefixes it's impossible to see them all with your own eyes. Prefixlist is European based and a lot of containers and prefixes don't show up here. So I'm depending on others around the world to send in pictures from containers already in the list and even from new prefixes. My good friend Jim keeps sending in gate pictures from Canada (like the YELU) and I'm always grateful for that. There are more visitors who send in pictures and I thank them all for their co-operation.

I do surf the internet too in the hunt for new prefixes not on Prefixlist yet. Prefixlist is not the only container site, just the largest and most reliable. There are more people who dedicate their spare time to make pictures of ships, trains, trucks and containers. At the linkpage here at Prefixlist are various links to picture sites from where I used some pictures. Martyn Read in the UK has built a brand new site (http://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/) which you should visit. I also found two Japanese sites worth visiting. Japan has a very widespread intermodal network and uses a different domestic container code. Still a lot of Japanese containers have international standard ISO codes that were not on Prefixlist before. Like I said I can't look for new prefixes everywhere myself, so I asked and got permission from Yusuke (http://itgwhitl.web.fc2.com/container/index.htm) and Oomori (http://container.pro.tok2.com/) to use pictures from their sites. Last month I added over 100 new pictures and almost 50 new prefixes from these sites. All unregistered by BIC, but nevertheless running around the world. So Prefixlist is still growing, work is never finished. By the way, thanks for all the positive responses about the latest modifications at the site. I'm glad you all think it's a major improvement to get the pictures directly in the list.

So keep up with the additions and the latest news from Prefixlist at Twitter (www.twitter.com/prefixlist). You don't need to log in or have an account to see the latest tweets. When you want the updates in your timeline please follow Prefixlist at Twitter.

Lorenz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Very proud to present to you a major improvement at Prefixlist. The picturepage is gone. Instead all pictures are directly behind the cameraicon in the last column of the list. It will take some time to replace all 1520 pictures. To prevent the wrong picture is added to a prefix replacing is done by hand one by one. Priority to reliability. If you miss a picture somewhere in the list don't hasitate to send in one. Nowadays almost everyone has a cellphone with camera. 1520 pictures at Prefixlist seems a lot, but with over 3000 prefixes it's only halfway.

Lorenz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Why do companies and persons lie so much and don't stick to their own promises? Is this a common thing in business? I just can't get used to it. I was born in a time when the best agreements were made at the back of an old magazine. Nowadays you negotiate for months about advertising and suddenly you hear nothing anymore. Or you negotiate with a representative about conditions and prizes and when it comes to the final decision he suddenly is not the right person. I hate these things.

Meanwhile the site is running smoothly I guess. No complains received. This month I will start working out the plans of changing the picturepage. When my ideas work out it will be a major improvement at the site. And like all changes and improvements it'll take time and patience. If anyone has suggestions for improvement do not hasitate to mail me.

Lorenz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

I wish all the visitors of Prefixlist.com a very happy NewYear. May all your wishes come true. I hope succes is on your side in all you do.

Lorenz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )