MarineTraffic – AIS Vessel Tracking and Draught Information

MarineTraffic is an online vessel tracking platform providing AIS-based information on ship positions, movements and vessel characteristics, including draught information where available. Users can view individual vessels and their reported draught through the interactive map. This information can support vessel grounding risk assessment and Under Keel Clearance (UKC) analysis when combined with bathymetric data. Free access is limited to publicly displayed vessel information, while bulk data downloads and API services require additional access permissions or commercial arrangements.

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Date (Publication)
Identifier
https://sextant.ifremer.fr/record/7d26b81d-5953-4da0-b694-d8cbcc533a46
Credit
MarineTraffic
Status
onGoing On going
Point of contact
  University College Cork - Islek Fulya
Thèmes Sextant
  • /Regulation and Management/Navigation Data/Surface Navigation
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Transport networks
Keywords
  • MarineTraffic
  • Automatic Identification System (AIS)
  • Vessel tracking
  • Vessel position
  • Vessel draught
  • Ship movements
  • Maritime traffic
  • Under Keel Clearance (UKC)
  • Navigation safety
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License
Other constraints
MarineTraffic vessel tracking data are subject to Kpler/MarineTraffic Terms of Use. Downloading, copying, redistributing or creating derivative datasets is restricted without appropriate authorisation. AIS information, including vessel draught, may be incomplete or inaccurate and must not be relied upon for navigational safety.
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Metadata language
English
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Topic category
  • Transportation
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OnLine resource
MarineTraffic – Live AIS Vessel Map ( WWW:LINK )

Access the MarineTraffic interactive vessel map to view ship positions and available vessel draught information.

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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Statement
Vessel tracking information is derived from Automatic Identification System (AIS) transmissions collected through terrestrial and satellite-based AIS networks and processed by MarineTraffic. Vessel draught information is based on reported AIS data and may vary in availability and accuracy.
File identifier
7d26b81d-5953-4da0-b694-d8cbcc533a46 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-10-08T10:55:39.247804Z
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115-3 - SEXTANT
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  University College Cork - Islek Fulya
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Transport networks
Thèmes Sextant
/Regulation and Management/Navigation Data/Surface Navigation

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