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15 February 2021
by several hours. Thus, this information should site, it operates more than 2,000 AIS stations lo-
NEVER be used for navigation purpose. cated in over 165 countries and has over 600, 000
registered users and around 20 million visits to its
Here we have a list of a few prominent websites
which are widely used for near-accurate online website every month.
ship tracking. These vessel trackers provide not 2. FleetMon
only the ship’s location, but also technical and FleetMon, another open database of ships and
non-technical details, designated routes, and ports across the world, offers real-time AIS posi-
even photographs.
tion data of ships, along with technical information
Notable Vessel Tracking Websites on over 500000 vessels. It provides the particu-
lars of the vessel, schedules and port arrivals,
1. Marine-Traffic
trading patterns and photos according to the cus-
Marine-Traffic, one of the most famous and wide- tomer’s search.
ly used online ship tracking systems, offers real-
time data of ships along with advanced search Using its interactive tool named FleetMon Explor-
er, you can see a real-time view of the marine
features. It offers vessel owners with a number of
https://www.seamanmemories.com/vessel-tracking-websites-free/
services including satellite AIS coverage, en-
hanced satellite tracking, advanced density maps, traffic and access information on operations moni-
toring, logistics scheduling, fleet tracking, and
and nautical charts etc.
traffic analysis etc. Established in 2007, FleetMon
Apart from tracking ships, Marine-Traffic also al- currently has customers across 164 countries.
lows the tracking of various Ports around the Fleet Mon is one of the finest ship tracking ser-
world. The AIS system of the website boasts of a vices which also offers iPhone and iPad apps.
massive database of ships of every type. Accord-
ing to Marine-Traffic, it records at least 800 mil- 3. Shipfinder
lion vessel positions as well as 18 million vessel This is another widely used ship tracking service
and port-related events monthly and offers infor- online which allows vessel search through various
mation about 650,000 marine assets such as ves- options such as ship number, tonnage, and capac-
sels, ports, and lights etc. ity, ownership, construction etc.
This open, community-based project offers a This online service collects AIS ship feeds used by
number of services for free, while more advanced vessels over 300 tonnes, passenger vessels and
functions come with a fee. According to the web- small vessels like yachts to provide real-time in-
http://www.noabc.com/
