MarineTraffic
Online marine traffic tracking service
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MarineTraffic is a maritime analytics provider, which provides real-time information on the movements of ships and the current location of ships in harbors and ports.[2] A database of information on the vessels includes for example details of the location where they were built plus dimensions of the vessels, gross tonnage and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) number. Users can submit photographs of the vessels which other users can rate.
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| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | Ship tracking intelligence |
| Available in | English, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, German, French, Greek, Chinese, Norwegian, Dutch and Portuguese |
| Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
| Parent | Kpler Holding SA[1] |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 2,000,000 |
| Launched | 2007 |
| Current status | Open |
The basic MarineTraffic service can be used without cost; more advanced functions such as satellite-based tracking are available subject to payment.[3]
The site has six million unique visitors on a monthly basis. In April 2015, the service had 600,000 registered users.[4][5]
History
MarineTraffic was originally developed as an academic project at the University of the Aegean in Ermoupoli, Greece.[6][7]
In late 2007, Professor Dimitris Lekkas published it as a trial version.[4]
In 2022, MarineTraffic made available a free AIS processing tool, under a Creative Commons license.[8]
In February 2023, data and analytics firm Kpler announced the acquisition of MarineTraffic and Fleetmon for an undisclosed sum.[9] The acquisitions closed in March 2023.[10]
