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Sea-web - The ultimate searchable maritime web application tool

Sea-web's Ships comprehensive database contains over 180,000 ships details, over 200,000 owner, operator and companies details and over 8,000 shipbuilders details...

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Sea-web Insight, a brand new service bringing you daily breaking maritime news and in-depth analysis.
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Free News to registered users
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Sea-web's Ports provides comprehensive details of over 10,000 ports & terminals, over 23,000 contact details of port service providers and agents, port plans and port photographs...

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Sea-web Ships
- Over 180,000 ships details with up to 600 data fields
- Over 200,000 owner, operator and companies details
- Over 8,000 shipbuilders details, including newbuildings


IHS Fairplay's Sea-web Ships provides a comprehensive fully searchable ships, companies and shipbuilders database. Perform simple search look ups or complex queries, with the option to sort, group and export data. Subscribers to Sea-web's Ships can enhance their subscription with additional modules.


Ships Information

Sea-web Ships is an online register of ships that equally serves as a powerful research tool, containing up to 600 data fields on over 180,000 ships of 100 GT and above, updated daily. Sea-web's extensive image library contains more than 116,000 ship photographs.


Owner, operator, manager and shipbuilding companies

Sea-web Ships contains over 200,000 maritime company records including owners, managers, operators and builders. Ship, ownership, builder & company information covers ship characteristics, shipowners, managers, operators and shipbuilders with seven levels of group ownership provided. Company links are recorded, together with address, communication, and contact details.


Key Features & Benefits


  • Gather Intelligence from Sea-web's 600 data fields on over 180,000 ships of 100 GT and above
  • Details of 200,000 ship owner, operator, manager, and shipbuilding company
  • Extensive Image library containing more than 116,000 ship photographs
  • Updated daily
  • 24 hour access from any Internet-enabled PC
  • Available as a mobile app
  • Direct link into Equasis database and IHS Fairplay news database
  • Powerful query, reporting and export functions
  • Additional services available including ship movements, insight, ports, security, casualty, fixtures, company credit reports and autowatch
  • Gain a competitive advantage by using the most accurate, current and comprehensive data available
  • Comprehensive search functionality

Sea-web Ships: Additional Services

Subscribers to Sea-web Ships can enhance their subscription by purchasing additional modules including ship movements, ship casualties, fixtures information, ports and terminals information, maritime news and insight, company credit reports, distance tables, port disbursements and Autowatch alerts.

More information on Sea-web module options >>  |   Sea-web user account and pricing information >>

Maritime News & Analysis
- In-depth analysis and daily breaking news
- Full spectrum of shipping and port-related issues
- Customise your own news dashboard


Sea-web Insight, a brand new service from IHS Fairplay, brings you daily breaking maritime news and insight for profitable, safe and efficient shipping. It covers a full spectrum of shipping and port-related issues appealing to the entire maritime community.

News articles are published online as soon as they have been written and verified. Content comes from the same editorial desks that create IHS Fairplay magazine, IHS Safety at Sea and IHS Dredging and Port Construction, ensuring that you have access to the most complete maritime news source available. You will also receive these printed magazines as part of the subscription package.


Sea-web Insight covers:

  • Shipping markets
  • Trade and commerce
  • Shipping logistics
  • Supply chain security
  • Technological solutions to commercial problems
  • Comprehensive data on new ship builds over 100 GT
  • Maritime safety and regulation
  • Maritime civil engineering and dredging
  • Best practices in port operations

Sea-web Insight Benefits

  • Obtain an insider's view on shipping markets
  • Discover opportunities and challenges in established and emerging markets
  • Receive the only existing source of monthly newbuildings data
  • Access unrivaled analysis of what's new and important in marine technology
  • Stay apprised of best practices for all port-related matters
  • Receive critical insights and information for supporting investment decisions, improving operational efficiencies and envisioning new management practices

Sea-web Insight: Additional Services

Subscribers to Sea-web Insight can enhance their subscription by purchasing additional modules.
Please note a subscription is needed to Sea-web Ships or Sea-web Ports before certain modules can be added.

More information on Sea-web module options >>  |   Sea-web user account and pricing information >>

Ports and Terminals
- Search details of over 10,000 ports and terminals
- Port facilities, navigation, berths, plans, maps and photos
- Over 23,000 port service providers and agents contact details


Sea-web Ports can be purchased as a standalone offering or can be an integrated solution with Sea-web Ships or Sea-web Insight subscriptions.


Ports Coverage


The Ports data provides comprehensive details of over 10,000 ports & terminals including a complete description of the port and all of the relevant facilities, pre-arrival and navigation details, berths and cargo, tanker berths, plans and mooring diagrams (over 4,000 in total), contact details of port service providers and agents (over 23,600 in total), port photographs, as well as local weather conditions.


Ports Search


Basic search options include port names, country location, UNLOCODE and port status. Enhanced search options include cargo facilities and port and offshore capacities, including range searches on deadweight, length overall, draught and beam. For the search results field display options can be selected and the facility to export 2,500 records and 12 fields of information is provided.


Port Details


  • Port maps
  • Port details
  • Facilities
  • Port descriptions
  • Pre arrival Information
  • Navigation
  • Berths and cargo
  • Address details including authorities/operators
  • Images of port plans and photographs
  • Tanker berths
  • Fixtures discharging in port
  • Fixtures loading in port
  • Ships in port
  • Ships destined for port
  • Local weather
  • Port news

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Sea-web Ports: Additional Services

Subscribers to Sea-web Ports can enhance their subscription by purchasing additional modules.
Please note a subscription to Sea-web Ships is required before certain modules can be added.

More information on Sea-web module options >>  |   Sea-web user account and pricing information >>


Subscribers to Sea-web can enhance their subscription by selecting additional modules.
Please note subscribers need to purchase either Sea-web Ships, Sea-web Ports or Sea-web Insight before certain additional modules can be added. View Sea-web product table for module option information >>


Sea-web Insight Sea-web Insight >>
Sea-web Insight can be an integrated solution within Sea-web ships and Sea-web Ports.

Sea-web Ports Sea-web Ports >>
Sea-web Ports can be an integrated solution with Sea-web ships and Sea-web Insight.

Sea-web Security and risk Security Module >>
Providing up-to-date coverage of global events affecting the security of your ships such as piracy and security related issues.

Ship Casualties Casualty Module >>
View a ships casualty history or search over 113,000 casualty incidents by a number of combined criteria.

AIS Ship Movements AIS Ship Movements Module >>
An additional module detailing millions of ship movements recorded by AISLive's network receivers.

Fixtures Vessel Fixtures Module >>
Search details on dry and wet vessels engaged in international charter markets.

Company credit reports Company Credit Reports Module >>
Download full credit reports, providing accurate and timely company information and analysis.

Seaweb Mobile Sea-web Mobile App >>
Sea-web's mobile app is the ultimate take anywhere ship reference tool and is free to Sea-web Ships subscribers.

Distance Tables Distance Tables Module >>
Providing online distance tables and a convenient tool to access millions of routes for voyage estimation and comparison

Company credit reports AutoWatch Alerts Module >>
Create lists of ships or companies to watch and set up email alerts to receive notification when keys fields of data change.

Port Disbursements Port Disbursements Module >>
Providing online distance tables and a convenient tool to access millions of routes for voyage estimation and comparison


View Sea-web product table for module option information >>

Alternatively, please contact your local sales representative for further information.

Maritime News & Analysis

New Sea-web Insight provides the very latest maritime news and analysis from IHS Fairplay's expert editorial team.


Sea-web News Headlines

CAPTAIN Francesco Schettino has been found unfit to command cruise ships following the grounding and fatal capsizing of Costa Concordia. Full story >>
BOX CARRIERS improved their punctuality to 72.3% in 1Q12 from 69.4% in 4Q11, a new survey said. Full story >>
UPDATED IMO guidance on armed shipboard guards is expected to be issued by the end of next week, IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu said today. Full story >>
FORMER docker Edward Aulisi has pleaded guilty to extorting Christmas ‘tribute’ payments from fellow longshoremen in New Jersey. Full story >>
Talks reported in SCF suit 15:48 17 May
Teekay curbs losses 15:03 17 May
Shares in two STX units might be sold 14:55 17 May
Seaspan tops forecast 14:50 17 May
Rail work enables Chinese coal record 13:35 17 May
Iran’s product tankers feel 90% bite 13:08 17 May
Essar returns to profits 12:49 17 May
STX Pan Ocean blames charter fleet 10:55 17 May
MISC to sell Aframaxes 10:51 17 May
A tale of two ports 10:45 17 May

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