Ever been out and about and wondered what the name of the ship is that is steaming by, and wanted to know the answer immediately? Now you can whip out your phone and check it out with your FLEETMON EXPLORER live Automatic Identification System (AIS) VESSEL TRACKING APP.

You can download it at www.fleetmon.com/live_tracking/info. And oh joy, its free.

The app provides a real-time view of the marine traffic, from global overview to the single ship, and includes satellite maps, navigation charts and a database of 373,000 vessels.

Elleda Wilson