This page follows a single shipment from the moment you paste its number to the day it lands, and shows what ShipTastic tells you at each step. Short chapters; read them in order or jump ahead.
01Inside the app
Five screens from the live platform, in the order a team uses them. Names, order numbers and container numbers shown are sample data.
Every tracked shipment, counted the way an operations lead thinks: in transit, live-tracked, arrived, at risk, average transit time and on-time rates, with global filters by ETA, ETD, port, channel and carrier.
Open a container and the whole voyage is on one screen: the milestone strip across the top, container, product, status and vessel cards, the live AIS track on the map and the carrier's timeline beside it.
The vessel control tower lists the ships carrying your containers and how many are in transit. Click a vessel to follow it; search by PO, SO, container or vessel name.
All rows in a spreadsheet-style table: pin, sort and filter columns, add your own references, export to CSV, and log a delay or event against any row.
Per-customer notification rules: who receives the shipment emails, who is copied, when the last one went out. Switch a customer on or off with one toggle.
02The morning
No sales call · no implementation · no setup fees
Same containers. One screen. No morning ritual.
03What you see instead
Every import team knows this Tuesday morning.
The ship carrying your container on the global AIS network: speed, heading and the sea route ahead. Not a milestone that was true three days ago.
Based on vessel speed, position and port queue · checked 2 h ago
An arrival time from vessel behaviour, shown with what it is based on and how recently it was checked. It sharpens as the ship nears port.
ShipTastic alerts
MSKU 447102 5 could run into demurrage
Free time at Rotterdam ends 2 Oct. Book the pickup before then.
Set a rule once and stop checking. A delay, a rollover or demurrage risk lands in your inbox while there is still time to act.
04Four steps
So this is what ShipTastic puts in front of you: the ship itself, an ETA that shows its working, and a nudge before anything costs money.
Paste a container, B/L, booking, PO or SO number. We identify the carrier and place the real vessel on the live map.
An ETA from vessel behaviour, with its basis and age shown, sharpening as the ship nears port.
Set an alert once. A delay, a rollover or demurrage risk reaches you while there is still time to act.
Lane performance and on-time rates, tagged with your own references and exported to CSV.
05The cost of a delay
The four things that happen to a container once you paste its number, in the order they happen.
Typical demurrage & detention runs about $50–300 per container per day. Indicative only — your carrier tariff is the real figure; ShipTastic flags risk, it does not set or pay charges.
06Compared honestly
Step three matters because of this. Demurrage stacks up fast once free time runs out; move the sliders, then see how an early alert helps.
| ShipTastic | Carrier portals | Spreadsheet + email | Enterprise platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your carriers in one dashboard | ✓ | One each | ✕ | ✓ |
| Live AIS vessel position | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | Some |
| Predictive ETA that updates near port | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Set an alert once, stop checking | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Start in minutes, no sales call | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Simple per-shipment pricing | ✓ | Free, one carrier | Free, manual | Enterprise quote |
07Questions
Paste the container number, booking number or bill of lading into the search box. ShipTastic resolves the carrier and voyage and places the real vessel on the live map. No carrier login needed.
Yes. Find a container by its number, B/L, booking, PO or SO. Your team thinks in purchase orders, so that is how you find a shipment.
No. Paid plans start at $29.99/month. There is no sales call and nothing to configure.
Vessel positions come from the global AIS network and refresh continuously while the vessel transmits; port milestones update as the carrier and terminals report them.
Plans from Starter $29.99, Pro $79.99, Max $199.99 per month for 15 / 50 / 150 shipments. Enterprise is API-first at a flat per-shipment rate. See pricing →
Paste a container number and see the real vessel on the map in minutes. No sales call, no setup.
Tracking from $29.99 a month · pay-as-you-go
