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British official number [ edit ] Beginning in 1855, with the implementation of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854 , all British seagoing vessels were assigned an official number to give each ship a unique identity, even after being renamed or changing the port of registry.
MarineTraffic is a maritime analytics provider, [1] which provides real-time information on the movements of ships and the current location of ships in harbors and ports. [2] A database of information on the vessels includes for example details of the location where they were built plus dimensions of the vessels, gross tonnage and International ...
Ship name – a proper noun chosen at the shipowner's discretion; may change several times during the vessel's lifetime Ship class – a common name for a group of ships with similar design, usually named for the first vessel of the class, e.g. "Nimitz-class aircraft carrier" Ship prefix – a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used ...
An AIS-equipped system on board a ship presents the bearing and distance of nearby vessels in a radar-like display format. A graphical display of AIS data on board a ship. The automatic identification system (AIS) is an automatic tracking system that uses transceivers on ships and is used by vessel traffic services (VTS).
The Naval Vessel Register (NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy.It contains information on ships and service craft that make up the official inventory of the Navy from the time a vessel is authorized through its life cycle and disposal.
A manifest, customs manifest or cargo document is a document listing the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, [1] for the use of customs and other officials.
The IMO ship number scheme has been mandatory, for SOLAS signatories, for passenger and cargo ships above a certain size since 1996, and voluntarily applicable to various other vessels since 2013/2017. [1] The number identifies a ship and does not change when the ship's owner, country of registry or name changes, unlike the official numbers ...
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It is typically two to four letters long. It is typically two to four letters long.