MarineTraffic - Ship Tracking

3.6
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About this app

One of America's most-watched talk show hosts called MarineTraffic his favorite app. Track vessels in real time and explore the app loved by millions.

Track any vessel, anywhere. MarineTraffic is the world's most trusted ship tracker, used by millions to monitor live vessel movements across every ocean and port worldwide. Gain visibility into predictive arrivals, compare routes with voyage planner, and tap into augmented reality features to get live insight into ships near you.

Live AIS vessel tracking
Powered by the largest global network of AIS across land, sea, and space, displaying live positions for 350,000+ vessels daily. Whether you're tracking a cargo ship across the Pacific or watching boats in your local harbour, you can track global ships from anywhere.

MarineTraffic brings vessel tracking, ship tracking, and marine traffic visibility together in one mobile app experience.

What you can do with MarineTraffic:
Track vessels live on an interactive world map
Search for any ship, boat, or seaport by name, flag, or type
View vessel details — position, speed, course, destination, and ETA
Identify nearby vessels with Augmented Reality
Follow voyage history and animated vessel track playback
Monitor port arrivals and departures across 21,000+ ports, marinas, and terminals
Track a custom fleet, synced across all your devices
Set alerts for vessels for a variety of events
Explore live wind conditions and 48-hour weather forecasts
Browse 4.5 million photos of ships, harbours, and lighthouses

Ship tracking for any use case
MarineTraffic has been rebuilt to deliver cleaner maps & vessel data, and a smoother in-app experience. Whether you're a vessel operator tracking a fleet of ships or an enthusiast watching the tide come in, MarineTraffic gives users the maritime visibility they need:
Ship services and suppliers can reduce costs and downtime, measure predict demand and identify new opportunities by tracking vessel arrivals & analysing congestion
Port authorities and terminals can optimise capacity management, resource allocation through real time vessel tracking and uphold safety standards with vessel data
Fishing vessels can use nautical charts to navigate conditions
Vessel operators and fleet managers can tap into live monitoring, voyage planning and weather & nautical maps to plan efficient voyages
Enthusiasts, from coastal spotters to armchair sailors, use the app to explore the world's marine traffic.

See vessels in the real world with Augmented Reality (AR)
Point your phone at the horizon and MarineTraffic identifies every vessel in your field of view. Our AR feature overlays live AIS data directly onto your camera feed, showing you each ship's name, flag, speed, distance, and destination in real time. Whether you're on a harbour wall, a ferry deck, or the bridge of your own boat, AR turns the sea in front of you into a live vessel tracker.

Also available for MarineTraffic Mobile Pro subscribers:

Track vessels beyond coastal coverage using Satellite AIS, including activity in open oceans
Access advanced vessel & fleet monitoring features
Combine AIS tracking with close weather & wind monitoring
Satellite AIS ship tracking allows you to follow vessels even when terrestrial coverage is unavailable

MarineTraffic supports a wide range of real-world use cases, from fleet monitoring to professional vessel tracking and ship tracking.

Track vessels important to you, set up alerts, and explore global marine traffic in real time. Vessel details, tracking, voyage history, and weather insights are accessible in one place, supporting clear everyday maritime visibility.

The new MarineTraffic delivers a faster, clearer, and more dependable Android experience for vessel tracking, ship tracking, and marine traffic worldwide.

Download MarineTraffic, the live vessel tracker trusted by millions. AIS ship tracking, vessel tracking, boat navigation, port intelligence, and global marine traffic data. All in one app.
Updated on
Jul 6, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
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Personal info and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

3.6
120K reviews
James Gillespie
March 10, 2026
The new version is terribly glitchy. Tap on a vessel, get the info for one a mile away. Vessels appear and disappear as you zoom in/out. New app caused a huge loss of functionality. Playbacks of vessel tracks are reduced from a few minute intervals to hourly, except for random timestamps that bear little relevance to any geographic or navigational significance. Route planning tool (which I purchased) is gone. Ship silhouettes when zoomed in are gone. Very disappointed long term customer here.
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MarineTraffic Applications
February 24, 2026
Hi, Thanks for flagging this. We’re actively refining and expanding features within the new MarineTraffic app, and your feedback is very helpful in that process. We’re working to ensure the experience continues to improve over the coming updates. Thank you for your patience and support.
Jennifer Taggart
March 2, 2026
I can appreciate that they is more info, but the home screen seem⁶s reall; y busy, the "vessels near me" used to be much quicker, and it's difficult to find it on the map if there's a lot of traffic. there used to be a nice clean list of vessels arranged by distance. I like how the vessel info is formatted now, but overall the app doesn't seem as user friendly.
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StellaR4
June 13, 2026
This app used to be great, but since the end of 2025, it has really degraded. My biggest gripe is that information about the ships is mostly not available even though I am paying for the Pro version! It is obviously a bug, but it has been going on for 6 months now...! The maps have changed, and the basic map is really NOT as good as the previous version.... it is too basic. The sea is not coloured blue, so often you cannot differentiate between land and sea. I preferred the old version.
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MarineTraffic Applications
June 14, 2026
Hello! Thanks for giving us your feedback. Please reach out to customersupport@marinetraffic.com so we can investigate this for you.

What’s new

Voyage Planner enhancements
Map pinpoint selection : tap anywhere on the map to set a point, and use it to measure distances directly.
Multi-leg voyages : plan trips with multiple stops in a single voyage, instead of point-to-point only.

New timezone setting
You can now choose how times are displayed across the app: UTC, Local time, or Device time. Find it in Units settings.

Wind detail bug fix
Fixed an issue affecting the accuracy of wind detail information.