Ship types
Every vessel category we track, most common first. Pick a type for live positions and profiles.
- Not available85,991
- ship51,483
- Cargo21,165
- Pleasure craft15,548
- Sailing10,004
- Tanker9,074
- Fishing8,136
- Passenger6,606
- bulk carrier6,128
- Other5,447
- Tug5,316
- cargo ship4,627
- container ship3,039
- oil tanker2,891
- fishing vessel2,081
- Cargo (hazardous cat. A)1,942
- tanker1,889
- Towing1,621
- Search and rescue1,522
- Dredging or underwater ops1,191
- High-speed craft1,157
- Local vessel1,129
- general cargo ship1,074
- platform supply vessel1,030
- tug944
- ferry719
- Law enforcement697
- Pilot vessel694
- Cargo (hazardous cat. D)670
- roll-on/roll-off ship622
- multi-purpose vessel611
- passenger vessel546
- Military ops544
- LPG carrier521
- chemical tanker508
- Reserved488
- Port tender486
- Tanker (hazardous cat. B)478
- reefer ship459
- Wing in ground434
- car carrier404
- jackup rig392
- cruise ship390
- Tanker (hazardous cat. D)311
- research vessel303
- Tanker (hazardous cat. A)299
- dredger260
- oil platform241
- LNG carrier240
- Cargo (hazardous cat. B)234
- Diving ops234
- motor ship232
- Towing (long/wide)213
- cement carrier177
- patrol vessel175
- Cargo (hazardous cat. C)172
- crane vessel170
- bunker vessel160
- Anti-pollution equipment154
- multi-purpose offshore vessel138
- coastal trading ship130
- icebreaker130
- Tanker (hazardous cat. C)130
- container feeder ship128
- drillship103
- anchor handling tug supply vessel101
- fishing trawler99
- shipwreck99
- steamship98
- ocean liner97
- preserved watercraft95
- Unknown92
- train ferry89
- Noncombatant87
- motor yacht87
- heavy lift ship87
- replenishment oiler86
- roll-on/roll-off passenger ship81
- pipe-laying ship75
- yacht71
- car ferry67
- offshore patrol vessel66
- survey vessel66
- catamaran64
- semi-submersible platform63
- luxury yacht63
- passenger ferry59
- high-speed craft59
- former entity58
- watercraft46
- training vessel46
- passenger-cargo ship41
- livestock carrier40
- tank landing ship39
- sailing ship38
- Passenger (hazardous cat. A)38
- steamboat37
- buoy tender36
- river cruise ship36
- lake freighter35
- trailing suction hopper dredger35
- cable layer35
- floating production storage and offloading34
- ore-bulk-oil carrier33
- business32
- pilot boat32
- roll-on/roll-off container32
- schooner31
- tour boat30
- hospital ship29
- Medical transport28
- floating storage regasification unit27
- traditional ship26
- frigate26
- museum ship23
- pollution control vessel22
- shipping line22
- harbor tugboat21
- troopship20
- Other (hazardous cat. A)20
- seebäderschiff20
- shuttle tanker19
- sanctioned entity17
- Wing in ground (hazardous cat. B)17
- three-masted schooner17
- diving support vessel17
- sea rescue vessel17
- crew transfer vessel17
- Passenger (hazardous cat. B)16
- Passenger (hazardous cat. D)16
- guided missile destroyer16
- flotel15
- factory ship15
- Other (hazardous cat. B)15
- salvage ship14
- nuclear-powered icebreaker14
- offshore support vessel14
- tracking ship14
- barge14
- auxiliary vessel14
- replenishment ship13
- salvage tug12
- ultra large container ship12
- coastguard ship12
- oil recovery ship12
- barquentine12
- cutter12
- whaler12
- gas carrier12
- Passenger (hazardous cat. C)11
- paddle steamer11
- lighter aboard ship11
- working vessel11
- full-rigged ship11
- working life museum10
- cruiseferry10
- merchant vessel10
- fruit juice tanker10
- four-masted barque9
- floating restaurant9
- semi-submersible production platform9
- oceanographic research vessel9
- jack-up crane ship9
- bark9
- pusher9
- minesweeper9
- mine countermeasures vessel9
- Amphibious Transport Dock9
- corvet8
- collier8
- Live fish carrier8
- escort carrier8
- vehicle cargo ship8
- service vessel8
- lifeboat8
- naval vessel8
- powership8
- attack transport8
- asphalt tanker7
- special freighter7
- Other (hazardous cat. C)7
- three-masted barque7
- inland waterway vessel7
- hydrofoil7
- Wikimedia category7
- royal yacht6
- transport company6
- liquid cargo barge6
- Other (hazardous cat. D)6
- liberty ship6
- naval tug6
- double-ended ferry6
- self-discharger6
- High-speed craft (hazardous cat. D)6
- sailing yacht5
- floating storage and offloading5
- support vessel5
- lighthouse tender5
- boat5
- river icebreaker5