IIMS Data Lab
Maritime data,
Maritime data,
live.
How much the world moves by sea, and the ships at sea around the world right now.
Real-time estimateThe world runs
The world runs
on shipping.
More than 12.7 billion tonnes of goods cross the oceans every year. That is about 403 tonnes every second.
0Tonnes of cargo carried by sea since 1 January
0Estimated tonnes carried since you opened this page
This counter is an estimate, not a measurement: it spreads the world seaborne trade of 12,720 million tonnes in 2024 evenly over the year. Source: UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport 2025.
Live at sea
Ships around the world, right now.
Real-time positions broadcast by ships through AIS, the automatic identification system every merchant ship carries.
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Live map: VesselFinder, which combines thousands of shore stations with satellite AIS data.
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