Vessels: Global Shipping 24 is the successor to the original Vessels: Global Shipping for MSFS2020.
Back by popular demand, we preserved everything you loved — global routes, realistic ship behaviour, and immersive visuals — but rebuilt it for the MSFS2024 engine, adding moving landable ships, and giving you much better performance, fast flight load times, more variety, and more ships than ever before.
Tens of thousands of ships sail across oceans and trade lanes worldwide, covering major ports, chokepoints, and mid-ocean routes for long-haul flights.
With 90+ ship variants, detailed, LOD optimized models, and an Interactive Map to help you plan your flights, Global Shipping 24 makes the seas feel alive, immersive, and ready for any pilot.
Explore some of the world’s busiest shipping routes and port approaches:
- The English Channel
- Gibraltar
- The Singapore Strait
- The River Elbe, Germany
- Bosphorus & Çanakkale, Turkey
- The Skagerrak Strait
- Hong Kong
- Bangkok
- The Sunda Strait, Indonesia
- Long Beach, San Francisco,
- Tokyo
- The Strait of Hormuz
Plus! Extra attention given to iconic locations:
- Panama Canal
- Suez Canal
- Rotterdam
- Norwegian fjords
…and the oceans in between, faithfully populated with ships for a true global experience.
Vessels: Global Shipping 24
Requirements
Requires the FREE Vessels Core Library v1.27 or above available from our partners and directly here.
Interactive Map
Key Features
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Rebuilt and Refreshed for MSFS2024: New traffic toolchain, faster updates and optimized for performance
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Expanded model library: 90+ handcrafted ship variants (up from 54) including Cargo, LNG, Oil, Bulk, Vehicle, Livestock Carriers, Trawlers, Supply Ships, Crane Ships, Cruise Ships, Dredgers, and more
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It's Huge: Global coverage for oceans, trade lanes, and major ports (check out the map!)
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Offline traffic: Always visible and reliable, independent of live ship tracking, with no model matching or live data woes
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Landable ships & helipads: over 15,000 vessels suitable for boarding/landing
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Enhanced regions: Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Rotterdam, Norwegian fjords, and other key locations
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Realistic effects: Our usual wind-reactive smoke, wakes and night lighting
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Optimized performance: High-poly PBR models with LODs for smooth FPS flying and fast flight load times, even in dense areas.
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Interactive global traffic map: Explore every start position, type, coordinates and 'landable' vessels.
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FAQ
Want to Know More? Check out the Global Shipping 24 FAQ
Reviews
I mostly fly out of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and the base MSFS2024 boat traffic was basically non-existent. With this addon, I finally see lots of ships, also near the coastal area. This is also independent from the built-in AI traffic, so the CPU usage is actually lower than before! Loving this addon, and highly recommend to everyone looking for more immersion.