When MarineTraffic was founded in 2007, it operated with only a handful of AIS stations, becoming the first ship-tracking platform at that time. Over a decade and a half later, we’ve expanded significantly, currently owning the world’s largest AIS terrestrial network with more than 6,200 stations across the globe. The[…]
AIS – essential knowledge
The MarineTraffic definition of ship tracking
*This blog post was initially created on 18 February 2022 by Fotini Tseroni and has now been edited and updated. Understanding not only where the ships currently are, but also where they have been and will be, translates into more visibility and transparency on what’s happening at sea and enables[…]
Bringing our community together (Station Owners’ E-Summit)
The first Station Owners’ E-Summit took place in late September 2022, in an effort to bring our community together and keep them up to date with stations’ performance and online services. More than 500 station owners showed interest to attend the e-summit analysing ways to enhance our stations’ performance and[…]
The MarineTraffic AIS Toolbox is now released as Open Source Software
Our team has just open-sourced the MarineTraffic AIS density maps toolbox, a set of modules that supports processing AIS data while improving its transformation into actionable visualisations (such as density maps). The code is written in Python for simplicity, readability, and overall ease of use. MarineTraffic and community From the[…]
Maritime Analytics: The breadth of AIS usage [webinar]
MarineTraffic and a host of industry experts came together for this digital session a few months ago during the Maritime Analytics Conference to discuss the breadth of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) usage and its role in international shipping and supply chains. During this interactive session, more than 600 attendees[…]
MarineTraffic AIS Network: a growing global community
Photo: “Acqua alta “ Oceanographic Tower of the National Research Council of Italy” (image: Mauro Bastianini / MarineTraffic AIS Station 1018) Back in 2007 when MarineTraffic began its journey, we operated around just 20 stations in the Aegean. More than a decade later, we have grown to become the largest[…]