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 )

This is a story about disappointment.

Exactly one year ago I met the secretary-general of BIC briefly. He critisized Prefixlist for not being accurate and containing a lot of outdated prefixes. I told him there were a lot of prefixes not registered by BIC too. And so we agreed some kind of cooperation. I deleted about 700 prefixes that were indeed outdated or fake and impossible to proof. A new column was introduced on the site to mention the proof that was available. I think Prefixlist is the most accurate and reliable containersite on the internet now. It has become an almost daily job to keep up in this everchanging containerworld and adapt the site. The secretary-general agreed to do something about the unregistered prefixes that were listed on Prefixlist in order to equal the BIC list and Prefixlist as much as possible, but so far almost no progress in this.  And too bad they don't want to talk about it. BIC seems to be an ivory tower impossible to penetrate. On Prefixlist are a lot of 'double prefixes'.  It means that one company is paying a lot of money to register the prefix and an other company uses the same prefix for free and no serious action is taken to prevent this. No legal protection whatsoever. I offered them help outside the office, but so far they rejected. They stay in their Paris tower waiting for companies to come to them. Registration remains a voluntarily thing. Unregistered containers are shipped throughout the world without any delay.

On Prefixlist however improvements go on. It is now possible to calculate your Check Digit online. See the CheckDigit Page for this. The searchengine works properly now, so a little compliment this time for the IT specialists backstage. You'll find the searchengine in the top menu bar.  Next year we'll work on a major change in the picture database. This will take some serious work, so again a little patience is needed.

By the way, did you know you don't have to log in at Twitter to see the latest updates on Prefixlist? (www.twitter.com/prefixlist)

I wish all the visitors of Prefixlist a wonderful warm Christmas and a succesful New Year. May all your wishes come true.

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

There is a little delay in bringing you the possibility of online Check Digit calculation. It's going to require a little more patience, but it will work out in the end. It always does. The deep dungeons of Prefixlist is a busy place, it all takes just that little more time than usual. In the meantime preparations are almost complete for the big party on november 12th when the new, restyled Prefixlist.com exists one year. There are still some tickets available, so if you like to come, it's for free. Just send a mail and ask for an invitation.

Special thanks this month to Peter Nowak and Margie for sending in several containerpictures and to Lindsay Ritchie for paying attention when serious errors happen. Couldn't have solved it so fast without you notifying me. Thanks a lot.

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