| Name | Terms | Link | Description |
| Ship Tracking | |||
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| MarineTraffic | Free "live map" for basic tracking information. Subscription necessary for more detail, inlcuding past route tracking. See Press Area: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/p/press-area | https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:20.2/centery:37.2/zoom:7 | MarineTracking says it is the largest publicly available vessel tracking service in the world. |
| Fleet Mon | Basic access level free with registration, but charges for more sophisticated access. Will give special prices for the projects depending on the project and what type of data is needed. Provides a discount for research if FleetMon is mentioned as source. | https://www.fleetmon.com | Vessel position tracking, plus a global vessel and port database. |
| IHS AISLive | Subscription. | https://ihsmarkit.com/industry/maritime.html | Sea-web offers 600+ data fields on 200,000+ ships of 100 GT and above, while AISLive provides terrestrial and satellite ship movement intelligence. |
| Vessel Tracker | Free tracking of passenger ships. Other services by subscription. E-mail. info@vesseltracker.com | http://www.vesseltracker.com/app | Vesseltracker.com is a leading provider of global vessel movements and maritime information services. Site includes recent photos of ships. |
| exactEarth Shipview | Subscription service. Discounts have been given to some nongovernmental organizations. Images provided for credit. | https://shipview.exactearth.com/ | Information near real-time. Focuses on a vessel’s behaviour. Good coverage of polar regions. Good analysis tools and automatic alerts. |
| Marine Vessel Tracker | Free and subscription. | https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/ | Multiple features include trackers for military vessels and ships hit by coronavirus. |
| Lloyds List Intelligence Seasearcher | Subscriptions for site licenses. Will consider media discounts. Will contract to search data for specific information. | https://maritimeintelligence.informa.com/products-and-services/lloyds-list-intelligence | Unusual because of databases and information from Lloyds shipping agents. Detailed vessel information, includng about the "beneficial owners," the real owners behind shell subsidiaries. Can link to other vessels owned or managed by same company. Many searches possible. |
| Vessel Finder | Free, but also paid services. | https://www.vesselfinder.com/ | VesselFinder provides information about current position of ships transmitted by AIS, their past track, technical specifications, port and ship photos, port calls, port traffic statistics, maritime news and other related information. |
| My Ship Tracking | Free. Use "Contact us." | https://www.myshiptracking.com/ | Shows ship location, not path. |
| Ships at Sea | Free | http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/ | Primarily uses data reported via the World Meteorological Organization's Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program to provide a snapshot of current weather conditions at sea, worldwide. This data can also be used to track the progress of ships at sea. Many ships do not report their weather observations to WMO, or report only sporadically; so these ships will not be in database. |
| Windward | https://www.wnwd.com | Not a tracking service, rather this Israel-based firm analyzes big data, including shipping data, to help marine insurers and government agencies understand and reduce maritime risks. This includes figuring out when ships deliberately turn off their tracking signals. | |
| ThompsonReutersEikon | https://financial.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/tools-applications/trading-investment-tools/eikon-trading-software.html | Database on shipping used by Reuters reporters who report on commodities and other subjects. | |
| Ferry Go Go | Free | https://ferrygogo.com | FerryGoGo: A website on which you can find all ferry routes & ferry guidance. |
| Ship Finder | Free element has 12 hour delay. Subscriptions for real-time. | http://www.shipfinder.com/ | Chinese company based in Beijing. |
| Ceencoos | Free | https://www.cencoos.org/data/parameters/shiptracks | While mostly concerned with environmental data, this site track ships along the northwest coast of the US. Run by the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS). |
| Equasis | Free (Registration required) | http://www.equasis.org/EquasisWeb/public/HomePage | Provides safety related information on ships and companies. Run by EU countries. |
| Maersk Line | Free | https://www.maerskline.com/routes/track-shipments | Tracking of Maersk ships. |
| Equasis | Free | http://www.equasis.org/EquasisWeb/public/HomePage?fs=HomePage | Equasis provides safety related information on ships and companies |
| Tanker Trackers | Subscription costs $99/month or $999/year. | https://tankertrackers.com/ | TankerTrackers.com is an independent online service that tracks and reports shipments of crude oil in several geographical and geopolitical points of interest. |
| Cruise Ships | |||
| Cruisin | Free | http://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-tracker/ | Tracking cruise ships. Registration required. Also forums and news. |
| Cruise Mapper | Free | https://www.cruisemapper.com/ | Tracker, including breakdown by by cruise line. |
| Ship Cruises | Free | https://www.shipcruises.org/ | ShipCruises.org displays live maritime traffic tracking maps. Cruise Ports Maps and Locations Information. Cruise Lines Fleets monitoring in real-time. Ships’ Particulars and Itineraries as well as Cruise Offers. Use our Searching Tools to easily locate your favorite cruise ship by Vessel Name and IMO or MMSI Number Our Fleet Tracking Maps will show you world wide position of all ships of the same cruise line. |
| Cruise Hive | Free | https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-ship-tracker | Tracker and cruise news. |
| Yachts <span>(Use shipping trackers listed above to find yachts)</span> | |||
| Following Sea | Free | https://followingsea.net/ | Only shows boats that have registered. |
| Boat International | Free | https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory | Search yacht directory with over 12,000 megayachts listed. Affiliated with subscription-based "Boat Pro," https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro |
| Boat International | Free | https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-200-largest-yachts--25027 | A guide to the 200 largest superyachts in the world. |
| SuperYachtFan | Subscription ($150) | https://www.superyachtfan.com/ | Data on owners of largest 1,297 yachts. Also good links sections (free) See Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SuperYachtFan/ |
| Superyacht.com | Free | https://www.superyachts.com/ | Listings of yachts for sale. |
| Super Yacht Times | Free | https://www.superyachttimes.com/ | Basic information about yachts. Extensive list of yachts owned by sancioned Russian oligarchs. Links to articles in Super Yacht Times that mention the yacht. |
| Yacht Harbor | Free search, but more with subscription | https://yachtharbour.com/yachts | Informationon 5,980 yachts. |
| Yachtspotter.com | Free | https://www.yachtspotter.com/ | Twitter posts by members of this "community of yacht enthusiasts." Seems to be moribund as of 2021. |
| Related Sources | |||
| International Maritime Organization, Global Integrated Shipping Information System | Free, but registration required. | https://gisis.imo.org/Public/Default.aspx | This searchable research tool, from the International Maritime Organization, has information about ship registration, ports, maritime security, pollution incidents and piracy. |
| World Shipping Register | Free and by subscription, 1 euro per day | http://eships.net/ | 100,000 listings. Good search options, such as types of ships by country. |
| Piracy & Armed Robbery Map from the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre | Free | https://www.icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporting-centre/live-piracy-map | This live map shows all piracy and armed robbery incidents reported to IMB Piracy Reporting Centre during 2022. |
| Maritime Database.com | Free | http://www.maritime-database.com | A database of ports, with facts, maps and satellite views. A project of Marinet Ltd. Basd in Greece. |
| OpenSeaMap | Free, registration required | http://www.openseamap.org/index.php?id=openseamap&L=1 | Mainly ocean maps, but much more. |
| Maritime Monster | Free | https://maritime.monster/maritime-connector/ | Site advertising Jobs in maritime industry. |
| Fishing | |||
| Global Fishing Watch | Free | http://globalfishingwatch.org/ | Map tracks of commercial fishing vessels in near real-time. It currently does not include "reefer ships," refrigerated ships. Historical data dating to 2012. Datasets uploadable. |
| Skylight Global | Free | http://www.skylight.global/ | Focused on illegal fishing using satellite images, AI, etc. Developed by by Paul G. Allen and Vulcan Inc. |
| EU Fleet Register | Free. | http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/fleet/index.cfm?method=Search.SearchSimple&country= | Details of EU fishing fleets. Including gear used. |
| FAO Fishing Vessel Finder | Free from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. | http://www.fao.org/figis/vrmf/finder/search/#stats | Compiled information from national fleet registers and regional fisheries management organizations. |
| Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal | Free. | http://portal.midatlanticocean.org/ | An online toolkit and resource center that consolidates available data and enables state, federal and local users to visualize and analyze ocean resources and human use information such as fishing grounds, recreational areas, shipping lanes, habitat areas, and energy sites, among others. |
| Regional fisheries management organisations | Free from European Commission. | https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/international/rfmo/ | Keep vessel lists and details of fishing authorizations. |
| Container Tracking | |||
| Track Trace | Free. For-pay services provide tools for more efficient/convenient tracking. | http://www.track-trace.com/container | Tracks major shippers, postal parcels for 124 countries, containers with 118 companies and air cargo with 177 airlines. |
| ShippingLink | Free | https://www.shipmentlink.com/ | Track shippping containers, air cargo and more, such as sailing schedules |
| Seacargotracking.net | Free | http://www.seacargotracking.net/ | Track shippping containers, air cargo and more. Public and free, but you need to know the Shipping Line and a Container Number (or sometimes a BL-Number). |
| Graphic | |||
| Ship Map | Free | https://www.shipmap.org | Graphic map using 2012 data. Just fun. |
| WATCH: Shipping Around The World In 1:40 | Free | https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/02/21/388025656/watch-global-shipping-around-the-world-in-1-40 | The 2015 video by Fleetomon shows satellite tracking of routes superimposed over Google Earth |
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MarineTraffic
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Fleet Mon
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IHS AISLive
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Vessel Tracker
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exactEarth Shipview
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Marine Vessel Tracker
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Lloyds List Intelligence Seasearcher
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Vessel Finder
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My Ship Tracking
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Ships at Sea
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Windward
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ThompsonReutersEikon
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Ferry Go Go
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Ship Finder
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Ceencoos
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Equasis
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Maersk Line
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Equasis
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Tanker Trackers
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Cruise Ships
Cruisin
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Cruise Mapper
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Ship Cruises
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Cruise Hive
Yachts
(Use shipping trackers listed above to find yachts)
Following Sea
Boat International
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Boat International
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SuperYachtFan
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Superyacht.com
Super Yacht Times
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Yacht Harbor
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Yachtspotter.com
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International Maritime Organization, Global Integrated Shipping Information System
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World Shipping Register
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Piracy & Armed Robbery Map from the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
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Maritime Database.com
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OpenSeaMap
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Maritime Monster
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Fishing
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Skylight Global
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EU Fleet Register
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FAO Fishing Vessel Finder
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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal
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Regional fisheries management organisations
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Container Tracking
Track Trace
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ShippingLink
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Seacargotracking.net
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WATCH: Shipping Around The World In 1:40
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