AI vessel tracking, in your browser
Ship Lens is a Chrome extension that finds a vessel's live AIS position and answers your questions in plain language — no MMSI lookups, no clunky maritime portals.
Free to start · No card required · Works in any Chrome side panel
Ask for a ship by name and get its live position on a map — in seconds.
Same extension, built around the question you actually ask all day.
"Where's my cargo right now — and is it going to be late?" Get a straight answer without logging into a carrier portal.
For shippers →Stop fielding "where is it?" emails. Check any vessel in seconds and keep your team and customers informed.
For logistics teams →Built to answer one question fast, wherever you already work.
No MMSI numbers or filters. Type the ship's name and get the answer.
Real AIS data with a freshness badge so you know how recent the fix is.
See where a vessel has been — recent arrivals, departures, and the ports it's visited.
Pull a vessel's port state control inspection record and detention history in seconds.
Calculate the nautical distance between any two vessels instantly.
A side panel that sits next to your tracking pages, email, or TMS.
No spreadsheets to wire up, no account to create. Pin it and ask.
Install from the Chrome Web Store and pin the Ship Lens icon to your toolbar.
Click the icon to open the chat panel next to whatever page you're on.
"Where is the MAERSK SELETAR?" — get its live position on a map, in plain language.
Quick answers to what people ask before installing.
Yes — you can look up vessels for free, no card required. Heavier daily use is covered by an optional paid tier.
Just type the name. Ship Lens resolves it to the right vessel and shows its live position — you never need to look up an MMSI number.
Live AIS data, the same system ships use to broadcast their position. Every fix shows a freshness badge so you know how recent it is.
Any Chromium-based browser with side-panel support, including Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.