The Journal · Positions

Where the fleet is right now

Every hull in the register, counted by the sea area of its most recent AIS report.

Of 221 hulls on the register, 216 have reported a position. 0 were underway at their last fix, undefined at anchor and undefined moored.

The numbersIn full
WatersHullsShare of located fleet
Ligurean Sea3119%
Tyrrhenian Sea2113%
Balearic Sea2012%
Aegean Sea1811%
Adriatic Sea1610%
US East Coast117%
North Sea85%
West Mediterranean85%
Ionian Sea85%
Gulf of Alaska64%
Marmara Sea53%
East Mediterranean53%
Red Sea42%
Dubai Area42%

The Mediterranean basin — Ligurian, Balearic, Tyrrhenian, Adriatic and Aegean — accounts for 114 of the 165 located hulls.

Method

Counted by the AIS-declared sea area attached to each vessel's most recent position report. A hull appears once, in the waters where it was last heard.

Computed from the register on this page load. Position data runs through 27 Jul 2026; 221 hulls and 175 owners are on file. The same figures are available through the data API.

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