# MarineTraffic

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/marinetraffic/  
**Website:** https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services  
**APIs profiled:** 8

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.

## Kin Score — 36.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 66.7 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 31.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 23.7 |
| Access Clarity | 23.7 |

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Enterprise · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: enterprise, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (8)

- **MarineTraffic Real-time Events API** — MarineTraffic Real-time Events API delivers live updates on port calls, bunkering operations, ship-to-ship transfers, and other maritime events as they occur.
- **MarineTraffic Predictive Events API** — MarineTraffic Predictive Events API delivers predicted destinations, estimated time of arrivals (ETAs), and voyage forecasts using AI and AIS data analysis.
- **MarineTraffic Past Events API** — MarineTraffic Past Events API provides access to historical vessel movements and events, enabling retrospective analysis of shipping patterns, port call history, and voyage reco...
- **MarineTraffic Ship Database API** — MarineTraffic Ship Database API provides detailed information on vessel characteristics, ownership, photos, vessel type, flag state, dimensions, and technical specifications for...
- **MarineTraffic AIS Vessel Tracking API** — MarineTraffic provides AIS (Automatic Identification System) vessel tracking APIs delivering real-time vessel positions, speeds, headings, destinations, and ETAs. The REST API r...
- **MarineTraffic Port Operations API** — Port calls, arrivals, and departures
- **MarineTraffic Vessel Tracking API** — Real-time and historical vessel positions
- **MarineTraffic Vessels API** — Vessel static data and characteristics

## Agentic access (1)

- **Marinetraffic Agentic Access** — 5 operations

## Security (2)

- **Marinetraffic Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Marinetraffic Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Marinetraffic Plans Pricing**

## Tags

AIS, Maritime, Shipping, Vessel Tracking

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/marinetraffic/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.