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How to be alerted when ships enter a port area

A zone, a live AIS stream and an alert.

  1. Schedule: every 15 or 30 minutes.
  2. Area of interest: the port approaches.
  3. Ships (AIS): listen 60 seconds.
  4. Zone alert: draw the berth area; report Entered.
  5. A message with the ship's name, type and destination.
BlocksShips (AIS)Zone alert

Templates that use these blocks

Ships entering my zoneAn email when a ship enters or passes through your zone, every hour.Cruise ships arriving at the portAn alert, with WhatsApp to the guides, when a cruise ship enters the port.Offshore supply boats at the base, every eveningSupply and service boats at the base each evening.Ships stopped off the coastShips stopped off the coast that entered the area, every hour.
IndustriesPorts & shipping

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