MarineTraffic

MarineTraffic, a Kpler company, is a global provider of vessel tracking and maritime intelligence data. The platform offers AIS-based real-time vessel positions, port calls, predictive ETAs, historical voyage data, and ship registry information used for fleet monitoring, port operations, and supply chain visibility.

MarineTraffic publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Port Operations API, Vessel Tracking API, and Vessels API. Tagged areas include AIS, Maritime, Shipping, and Vessel Tracking.

The MarineTraffic catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

MarineTraffic’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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49.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessEnterpriseSelf serve

8 APIs

AISMaritimeShippingVessel Tracking

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Composite quality — 49.0/100 · developing

Contract Quality 18.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Marinetraffic Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 10

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

OpenAPI

OpenAPI

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext

JSONLDContext

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: marinetraffic
name: MarineTraffic
description: MarineTraffic, a Kpler company, is a global provider of vessel tracking and maritime intelligence data. The platform
  offers AIS-based real-time vessel positions, port calls, predictive ETAs, historical voyage data, and ship registry information
  used for fleet monitoring, port operations, and supply chain visibility.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/image.png
tags:
- AIS
- Maritime
- Shipping
- Vessel Tracking
created: '2026-03-18'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-real-time-events-api
  name: MarineTraffic Real-time Events API
  tags:
  - Bunkering
  - Events
  - Maritime
  - Port Calls
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
    type: Documentation
  description: MarineTraffic Real-time Events API delivers live updates on port calls, bunkering operations, ship-to-ship
    transfers, and other maritime events as they occur.
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-predictive-events-api
  name: MarineTraffic Predictive Events API
  tags:
  - ETA
  - Maritime
  - Predictions
  - Voyage Forecasting
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
    type: Documentation
  description: MarineTraffic Predictive Events API delivers predicted destinations, estimated time of arrivals (ETAs), and
    voyage forecasts using AI and AIS data analysis.
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-past-events-api
  name: MarineTraffic Past Events API
  tags:
  - Historical
  - Maritime
  - Vessel Movements
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
    type: Documentation
  description: MarineTraffic Past Events API provides access to historical vessel movements and events, enabling retrospective
    analysis of shipping patterns, port call history, and voyage records.
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-ship-database-api
  name: MarineTraffic Ship Database API
  tags:
  - Maritime
  - Ship Registry
  - Vessel Data
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
    type: Documentation
  description: MarineTraffic Ship Database API provides detailed information on vessel characteristics, ownership, photos,
    vessel type, flag state, dimensions, and technical specifications for ships worldwide.
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-api
  name: MarineTraffic AIS Vessel Tracking API
  tags:
  - AIS
  - Maritime
  - Shipping
  - Vessel Tracking
  - XML
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais-api-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais-api-services
    type: Documentation
  description: MarineTraffic provides AIS (Automatic Identification System) vessel tracking APIs delivering real-time vessel
    positions, speeds, headings, destinations, and ETAs. The REST API returns XML-formatted AIS data for fleet monitoring,
    port operations, and supply chain visibility.
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-port-operations-api
  name: MarineTraffic Port Operations API
  description: Port calls, arrivals, and departures
  humanURL: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  tags:
  - Port Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/marinetraffic-port-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-schema/marinetraffic-vessel-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-ld/marinetraffic-context.jsonld
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-vessel-tracking-api
  name: MarineTraffic Vessel Tracking API
  description: Real-time and historical vessel positions
  humanURL: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  tags:
  - Vessel Tracking
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/marinetraffic-vessel-tracking-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-schema/marinetraffic-vessel-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-ld/marinetraffic-context.jsonld
- aid: marinetraffic:marinetraffic-vessels-api
  name: MarineTraffic Vessels API
  description: Vessel static data and characteristics
  humanURL: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  baseURL: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  tags:
  - Vessels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/marinetraffic-vessels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-schema/marinetraffic-vessel-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-ld/marinetraffic-context.jsonld
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/marinetraffic-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/marinetraffic-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/marinetraffic-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/marinetraffic
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marinetraffic
- url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  type: Portal
- url: https://developers.kpler.com/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.kpler.com/company/terms-of-use
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/openapi/marinetraffic-ais-openapi.yml
  type: OpenAPI
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-schema/marinetraffic-vessel-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/marinetraffic/refs/heads/main/json-ld/marinetraffic-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLDContext
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
modified: '2026-05-19'

MarineTraffic

APIs 8

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1