MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking

What the ship tracker is for

The app shows where ships are on a map, updated live, and lets you follow individual vessels or watch traffic in a port. The listing says its data comes from a global AIS network that draws on receivers on land, at sea and in space.

The listing presents it for people who follow maritime traffic as a hobby and for people who work in shipping. A single ship can be followed by name, and the same map covers a cargo vessel crossing an ocean and a fishing boat in a local harbour.

Following live vessel positions

Live AIS tracking shows current positions for over 350,000 vessels each day. The listing states that you can track ships from anywhere, so the map is not limited to a single harbour or region.

Because the coverage combines land, sea and space receivers, the listing describes it as working in open ocean as well as near shore. Users who want to watch a specific port can zoom to it and see the boats moving there.

Arrival estimates and route comparison

The listing describes predictive visibility into arrivals, which gives an estimated time of arrival for ships you are following. The summary names ETAs as one of the things the app shows.

The voyage planner lets you compare routes. The listing does not say which routes or measures are compared, so the feature is best understood as a way to set one route against another.

Augmented reality view of nearby ships

The app includes augmented reality features that show live information about ships near you. The listing does not describe how the camera view is set up or which details appear over each ship, so the feature is limited to that single claim.

Fleet and port data

Alongside vessel positions, the summary lists fleet and port data. This means you can look at ships grouped as a fleet and check information about ports, in addition to individual ship movements.

The listing does not break down what fleet or port information is included, so the details should be taken as the developer's general description.