By creating a Fleet in MarineTraffic, you can make use of several features more efficiently. For example, you can easily display all relevant vessels on the Live Map, create fleet-based notifications, and generate dedicated reports for the vessels you monitor.
In this article, you will learn how to create a new Fleet and get the most out of this feature.
Create your First Fleet
In order to create your first fleet click on your Account Name on the lower left corner and click on My Fleets section.
When you click the “CREATE FLEET” button, a window will appear where you can enter a name for your fleet and search for the vessels you want to add.
The fleet name should be alphanumeric, meaning it can include a combination of letters and numbers.
You can search for vessels by entering their name, MMSI, or IMO in the relevant field.As you type, a list of matching vessels will be displayed, simply select the correct one and then click “Create Fleet” to complete the process.
Then, click on the CREATE FLEET button to complete the process.
Note I: If you are subscribed to any of our Plans or the Fleet service, you will be able to select the Fleet Colours from the offered colours list.
Since this is your first-ever created Fleet, it will also be your Default one. If you wish to add more vessels to this Fleet, you can simply open it and select the ADD VESSELS button.
Notice that, this time, the CREATE FLEET button has been replaced by ADD TO FLEET.
You may also wish to click on the option to Create vessel-based Notifications, which will automatically create Notifications for any vessel in this Fleet.
Obviously, there is no need for you to provide MarineTraffic with the name of your Fleet again. Repeat this process to add as many vessels as you wish to this Fleet.
Note II: Keep in mind the maximum size of it depends on the Plan or Fleet service you have purchased.
The vessels that you have added to your Fleet will be listed as below.
If you know the MMSI or the IMO of the vessels you wish to be included in your Fleet, you can use the Import IMO/MMSI numbers option and import them all at once. You may simply type the numbers of the subject vessels comma-separated on the same line or use one line per number.
Choose whether you want the vessels to be active in the Fleet and then simply click on CREATE FLEET. If you wish to go back and add each vessel one by one, simply click on Back to vessel selection mode.
Create Multiple Fleets
There are several ways you can create a Fleet in MarineTraffic. Instead of repeating the above process, you may, for example, quickly create new Fleets from the Left Pane toolbar.
When you have finished a search and found more than one vessel that you want to add to a new Fleet, you may tick the box on the left side of each result in order to select them. The selected vessels will be highlighted in green and the button Add to new Fleet will appear at the bottom of the page. Enter a name for your Fleet, select a colour and click Create.
Add Vessels to your Fleet(s)
For your convenience, you can add vessels to your Fleets different spots in MarineTraffic. Thus, you can quickly add more vessels to your Fleets:
Directly from the Live Map, by simply, clicking on the icon of a vessel that interests you to bring out their InfoWindow. Then, click on the Add to Fleet button to add her to your default fleet. Alternatively, you may click on the up arrow and select to add this vessel to another Fleet of yours or even to a completely new one.
From the Vessel Details page of any vessel. The fleet-related controls are located at the upper right corner of the page. Use them to add the subject vessel to the Fleet of your choice or to a new Fleet.
Once you add the subject vessel to your Fleet, this will be also indicated as a favourite on the top bar of the Vessel Details page.