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Sea route calculator

A very quick sea route calculator showing you the distance in nautical miles from any of the vessels AIS position to any port. Find the shortest route, ETA, days in sea, bunker ports along the route and estimated bunker consumption.  Save and share the routes.

Add ECA, SECA zones, (IMO and local zones), daily updated marine weather, piracy info and sea ice conditions to your route.

Calculate from a port, to any ports, with several port options or consecutive ports.

A very quick sea route calculator for laptops and mobiles

The sea route calculator is available in both products; ShipAtlas and ShipIntel. It will give you the shortest route from any vessel's AIS position in the map to any port or combination of ports, and find the distance, time and ETA. You can also route between ports. If you want to change the route on web; click and drag the route (same as you do in Google maps), and the route will quickly be re-calculated.

Why use this Sea Route Calculator?

The technology Since there are no roads at sea, we have been using many different technologies while developing the Sea Route Calculator. We have created a network of triangles, visibility graphs, machine learning and other technologies. Then we have added information about canals and straits constrains to avoid routing vessels through canals if they are too large for the canal constrains. We have also added AIS tracks for different type and size of vessels to find where the different type of vessels have been sailing in the past. ‍ Thus this Sea Route Planner is not a navigational tool for navigators. The pitch Might be the only sea route calculator able to route from any vessel's AIS position to any port on mobile and web super quickly and accurate FOR FREE and gives you the ETA, days at sea and bunker consumption. You can compare the ShipAtlas sea route calculator with any other sea route calculators there are. ‍ You can add bunker ports available along the route, find canal constrains and do consecutive sea routes. You can route several vessels to one port, and find when they will arrive (ETA), and you can find alternative routes for one vessel to reach a specific port. You can save sea routes. We will continue to invest in the sea route calculator since a sea route should be one of the backbone features in any maritime software.

Mobile and laptop Use the sea route calculator from your laptop or mobile device and find time in sea, ETA first port, distance in nautical miles, bunker consumption, from any of the vessels AIS position. Turn on the marine weather forecast layer if you want to estimate delay due to bad weather. The weather is updated every 24th hour with a 15 days forecast. Turn on the ECA / SECA zone layer and find the bunker consumption. The sea route calculator is excellent for cases such as: your vessel is en route to Tubarao, and your broker asks if your vessel can go to Madre de Deus instead and when she will arrive. You can calculate the sea distance from any of the vessel’s position to any ports to find the deviation time from the vessels existing position, and the ETA to the possible new destination. Click on the vessel and the sea route calculator icon on the vessel card. On web you can click and drag the line to add waypoints or alternative routes (just as you do in Google maps).

Combine layers of information with the sea route calculator

You can add the layers of information you prefer like, and here are some of the layers you can combine with the Sea Route Calculator: 

• Daily updated marine weather layers (wind, currents, perception, waves) and a 15 days forecast for wind, perception.
• Daily updated piracy information.
• Daily updated ice conditions.
• ECA / SECA zones (local and IMO defined zones).
• Switch between default maps and satellite mode.  
• Access information about canal constrains (draft, LOA and beam). If your vessel is bigger, we will route her the shortest way around.
• Add bunker ports and learn where you find bunkers available, bunker grades and prices. We daily update the bunker information.
• Add Polar codes, Load Line or International Navigating Limits (INL).

Click on the layers you add and find detailed information about the specific layer.

The Sea Route Calculator is a backbone of our software products

We have a dedicated team working with the sea route calculation so while you are getting familiar with the sea route calculator, we will continue improving it and make it even smarter. We will add more features and layers of information to solve more user cases, and we will make sure it is super responsive on all your devices.

Available on desktop and mobile

An application you just love to use!

We are dedicated to developing ShipAtlas based on user feedback, so your feedback is highly welcomed.

We invest in having active and happy users, and we want to make it easy to reach us. So we are here to answer your questions, listen to your feedback and support you almost 24/7.

If you have ideas or wishes, want to propose improvements, or find bugs, please send us a chat so we can discuss.

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Moscow to Elektrostal by train

The journey from Moscow to Elektrostal by train is 32.44 mi and takes 2 hr 7 min. There are 71 connections per day, with the first departure at 12:15 AM and the last at 11:46 PM. It is possible to travel from Moscow to Elektrostal by train for as little as or as much as . The best price for this journey is .

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NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer : 2024 Expeditions Overview

Hawai’i and Johnston Atoll (EX2401, EX2402, EX2403, EX2404, EX2405, EX2406, EX2407)

From April 2024 through October 2024, NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners will conduct a series of telepresence-enabled ocean exploration expeditions on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to improve knowledge about unexplored and poorly understood deepwater areas of Hawai’i and Johnston Atoll. Data collected will establish a baseline in these areas to catalyze further exploration, research, and management activities in the region.

The waters in this region span a diverse range of ecosystems and dynamic geological environments, and are home to cultures with long histories of ocean voyaging and exploration. They contain some of the last relatively pristine marine ecosystems on the planet and harbor numerous protected species, as well as undiscovered shipwrecks and cultural landscapes sacred to the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific. The biological, ecological, cultural, and geological significance of these areas has led to the designation of marine protected areas, including the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

These regions were identified as a geographic priority area during the 2020 Consortium for Ocean Leadership Workshop to Identify National Ocean Exploration Priorities in the Pacific and were added to the Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and Characterization by the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization. There is still much to be learned about the deep-ocean environment in this region and its geological and biological systems and how they influence each other.

As we increasingly look to the deep ocean for the resources it holds and the services it can provide, more data is needed so we can sustainably manage and protect it. There is a lot of ocean to explore, but exploration in one area can help us better understand similar habitats in other areas and the biodiversity and ecological processes that these habitats support. Exploration also contributes to our understanding of the geological history and processes, including geohazards, of the planet as a whole.

This series of expeditions will contribute to a multiyear, multipartner cooperative research and exploration campaign in U.S. and international waters throughout the remote Pacific Islands. Data and information collected during the Beyond the Blue: Illuminating the Pacific campaign are intended to expand the footprint of coastal and ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization throughout the Pacific Islands region. Throughout the duration of Beyond the Blue , NOAA Ocean Exploration and campaign partners will work to create and maintain meaningful relationships to improve collaboration across the U.S. government, with Indigenous communities, and local stakeholders through thoughtful engagement, inclusive collaboration, and public-private partnerships. Building upon previous work in the region, including the 2015 - 2017 Campaign to Address Pacific monument Science, Technology, and Ocean NEeds (CAPSTONE) and work sponsored by NOAA Ocean Exploration through the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI) and Ocean Exploration Trust, this campaign is intended to provide a foundation of publicly accessible information relevant to a variety of sectors and communities, all with the aim of building our collective knowledge of the Pacific Islands region.

Collectively, these expeditions will use Okeanos Explorer ’s deepwater acoustic systems (Kongsberg EM 304 multibeam sonar, Simrad EK60 and EK80 split-beam fisheries sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne acoustic Doppler current profiler), and a high-bandwidth satellite connection for real-time ship-to-shore communications. Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) rosette operations are also expected.

Planned Expeditions

NOAA and partners will conduct seven telepresence-enabled expeditions throughout Hawai’i and Johnston Atoll in support of Beyond the Blue during 2024. Live data from multibeam sonar mapping operations will be shared in real time with shore-based participants and the public. Expedition numbers, ports of call, and operational modes are as follows:

• EX2401: April to May 2024, Vallejo, California, to Honolulu, Hawai'i Mapping shakedown expedition to test mapping systems and collect acoustic data of seafloor and sub-seafloor geomorphology in deep water between the U.S. West Coast and the Hawaiian Islands.
• EX2402: May to June 2024, Honolulu, Hawai'i, to Honolulu, Hawai'i Mapping expedition in Hawaiian waters to collect acoustic data of seafloor and sub-seafloor geomorphology.
• EX2403: June to July 2024, Honolulu, Hawai'i, to Honolulu, Hawai'i Mapping expedition to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to collect acoustic data of seafloor and sub-seafloor geomorphology.
• EX2404: July to August 2024, Honolulu, Hawai'i, to Honolulu, Hawai'i Mapping expedition to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to collect acoustic data of seafloor and sub-seafloor geomorphology.
• EX2405: August to September 2024, Honolulu, Hawai'i, to Hilo, Hawai'i Mapping expedition to explore deepwater areas of the Johnston Atoll unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
• EX2406: September to October 2024, Hilo, Hawai’i, to Honolulu, Hawai’i Mapping expedition to explore deepwater areas of the Johnston Atoll unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
• EX2407: October to November 2024 Honolulu, Hawai’i, to Honolulu, Hawai’i Mapping expedition to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to collect acoustic data of seafloor and sub-seafloor geomorphology.

In addition to improving fundamental understanding of the region, mapping data collected during these expeditions will inform future ROV dive planning to support systematic exploration. In subsequent years, ROV dives from 250 to 6,000 meters in depth are expected to explore deep-sea coral and sponge habitats, important areas for marine resources, fracture zones (and related geohazards), and the water column.

NOAA will incorporate the results of the 2024 call for input and priorities from resource managers to establish expedition objectives and refine the operating areas.

NOAA priorities for the deep waters of Hawai’i and Johnston Atoll combine science, education, outreach, and open data to provide a better understanding of this important marine region. Specific goals include:

• Improve knowledge of unexplored deepwater areas in this region to inform management needs for sensitive habitats, geological features, and potential resources.
• Collect high-resolution bathymetry in areas with no or low-quality sonar data to extend bathymetric mapping coverage in support of the National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and Seabed 2030.
• Characterize water column habitats using acoustics and emerging technologies.
• Collect data to enhance predictive capabilities for vulnerable marine habitats, seafloor composition, seamount formation, plate tectonics, hydrothermal vents, critical minerals, and submarine geohazards.
• Investigate biogeographic patterns of deep-sea ecosystems and connectivity for use in broader comparisons of deepwater habitat throughout the Pacific basin and to better understand how these ecosystems are responding to climate change and other stressors.
• Map, survey, and sample geological features, including fault and fracture zones, hydrothermal vents, and extinct polymetallic sulfide systems to better understand the geological context of the region and improve knowledge of past and potential future geohazards.
• Engage a broad spectrum of the scientific community and public in telepresence-based exploration and provide publicly accessible information and data products to spur further exploration, research, and management activities.
• Conduct operations that are co-developed with Native Hawaiian researchers and community members, emphasizing culturally relevant and respectful approaches.

How to Get Involved

NOAA Ocean Exploration’s expeditions onboard Okeanos Explorer are an open collaboration with the science community and local stakeholders, Indigenous communities, and resource managers. Throughout the field season, there will be a number of opportunities to collaborate in the expeditions. Video feeds and data will be streamed to shore in real time through the oceanexplorer.noaa.gov website, allowing for active engagement of interested participants from shore. Shore-side team members may participate in the expedition by providing input into the day-to-day operations of the ship, reviewing the latest data coming off the ship, and assisting in the generation of a standard suite of products. Participating scientists represent the broad interests of the marine science community, contribute to real-time annotation and data logging, and help identify and engage a community of explorers to contribute to the expedition from shore.

Information about Okeanos Explorer 's capabilities and how to participate in expeditions is available on the NOAA Ocean Exploration website. Individuals interested in actively participating and receiving updates about this series of expeditions should request a collaboration tools account . If you are interested in discussing specific details or have questions, please contact:

Trish Albano Expedition Manager [email protected]

Sam Cuellar EX2405 Expedition Coordinator [email protected]

Thomas Morrow EX2406 Expedition Coordinator [email protected]

Published April 9, 2024