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Must-Have Apps for Tracking Vessels
Are you interested in the maritime industry? Do you want to know where a vessel is? You can track vessels around the world in real-time by using apps.
Marine transport is a crucial part of transnational trade. Millions of tons of cargo transported across international waters fuel global trade. In this maritime economy, where thousands of vessels are always on the move, tracking vessels is necessary for timely pickup, delivery, and business productivity. Workers and businesspeople in the maritime sector require real-time tracking to satisfy customers and achieve job success. You can track the movement of a vessel by using mobile apps. MyShipTracking is an app that offers real-time positions for vessels around the world. This app includes a live map that allows you to monitor and analyze global marine traffic. You also get information on vessel status, arrival and departure times, and notifications for special events.
Vessel tracking is also useful for tourists and operators of cruise ships. The CruiseMapper app provides data to help tourists select cruise ships and liners across the world. You can search for any cruise ship with this app. CruiseMapper has an extensive database of cruises to help tourists plan their vacation. The information provided includes vessel schedules, current positions, deck plans, and itinerary. You also get historical and technical information like speed, builder, owner, and year built for every vessel on the database. CruiseMapper helps you plan your cruise trip without spending more than you have to.
In fact, maritime enthusiasts will benefit from using marine apps. Those who want to learn practical skills in the shipping industry, or follow maritime traffic as a hobby will want to get the MarineTraffic app. This app features a database of 100,000 vessels that daily report their positions via the Automatic Identification System (AIS). Users can view vessels on a live map, and locate ports and lighthouses near them. MarineTraffic also allows you to view animated playbacks of a vessel’s track. Browse millions of maritime photos, and upload yours to the photo directory. You can also set up push notifications to get instant updates about the latest maritime occurrences.
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MarineTraffic ship positions
MarineTraffic
Maps & Navigation
The world's #1 ship tracking app!
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Boat Watch
Electric Pocket
Maps & Navigation
Boat Watch lets you find boats and ships and follow them live on a real-time map
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Whether you have a boat or you are waiting anxiously for your friend to come back from their 10-day cruise, this app is a great download. It's a helpful app to download and is a lot of fun to use for tracking ships.
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VesselFinder Pro
VT Explorer Ltd
Maps & Navigation
Real time AIS ship tracking of marine traffic, vessel database, ship photos.
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Track the movement of vessels anytime and anywhere. This resource provides reliable real-time data on the position of your vessels. It’s capable of giving information on the whereabouts of over 100,000 ships daily and also offers video simulation of their movements.
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Stefan
Tracking vessels in real-time is comparatively easy but problems arise when you try to access older data. Marine Traffic offers a simple solution. It takes no more than 3 minutes to browse a large database, retrieve historical positions, and get information on each vessel and time period.