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Real time ship movements on the iPad!

Want to know what ships are in the harbour? Live by the sea and want information on the boats going by? Or maybe you are just interested in shipping, ports and vessels around the world? Ship Finder will do this and more!

Notable new feeds include:
USA – Baltimore/Chesapeake, California, Eastern Seaboard, NYC
Worldwide – UAE, St Petersburg, Keelung, Tokyo, Tianjin, Durban

Ship Finder HD is a great app that provides real time information on ships across the globe. It’s easy to use and is fully integrated into Google Maps. It’s easy to switch between map views and details and even pulls in photos of most ships.

Ship Finder HD is also great for the serious vessel tracking enthusiast using real time feeds and plots from popular ports
and seaways around the world.

Many maritime professionals also use Ship Finder too.

Ship Finder HD works by picking up AIS feeds used by all vessels to transmit their name, position, destination and lots more.
It’s fascinating and great fun to see what’s going on!

We have included the following locations:-

USA – North East Seaboard (New Jersey, New York & Boston up to Bar Harbour) – Baltimore – South California inc Los Angeles – North California inc San Francisco – Portland OR – Seattle + Vancouver Approach

CANADA – Vancouver – Newfoundland
UK – Solent – - English Channel – Ramsgate, Dover & Strait of Dover – Great Yarmouth – Grimsby, Hull & Scarborough – North East (Blyth to Middlesbrough) – Orkney – Firth of Clyde – South West – Guernsey
EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA – Greece – Baltic – Northern Baltic – Germany – West Sweden – Norway – Denmark – The Netherlands – Belgium – Western Mediterranean – Portugal – Southern Spain – Gran Canaria – Nantes – South of France – North Italy – Bulgaria & Romania
ASIA – Tianjin – Tokyo
AUSTRALIA – Sydney – East Coast
NZ – Auckland
BR – Costa Verde
CAR – Guadeloupe
GU – Conakry (Guinea)

If you want us to add your feed just let us know and we'll try to integrate it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Ship Finder and Ship Finder HD?
Ship Finder HD is an enhanced version of Ship Finder – our original iPhone App. Ship Finder HD is built on a whole new technology platform and includes a global map and search capabilities.

Why is the feed not working?
Sometimes feeds are turned off or not available. pinkfroot have no control over the internet feeds used by the application.

Can I use Ship Finder for navigational purposes?
Definitely not. Like all AIS internet feeds Ship Finder must not be used for navigational purposes.

Do I need to physically be in a chosen location to see the ship data?
No, you can view the ship data regardless of your physical location and can switch between the feeds we have included.

Why do I get the odd spurious image?
We use Google image search so returned data cannot be guaranteed.

Disclaimer: Ship Finder is provided as a tool to view internet facing Shipplotter data that is shared by shipplotter owners via the Shiplotter internet sharing function. Shipplotter does not endorse, nor is it affiliated in any way with Ship Finder or the owners of the application.

© pinkfroot limited 2010