Beyond Ship

Tracking: how
next-generation
data adds value to
your enterprise
Learn more about how you can
benefit from vessel tracking data
and integrate it into your business
strategy­—with flexible buying options
and two customer case studies
Introduction
When 90% of trade is moved by sea, there is no doubt that global supply chains depend on
efficient delivery, timely arrival updates, and cargo preservation. Goods are moved around
the globe and voyages can be long, so ship tracking needs to be comprehensive and easy to
use. Whether you own or operate a vessel, you need to track it 100% of the time to accurately
plan voyages, optimize profits, and drive value for your enterprise. In this ebook, we will
introduce you to a next-generation, AIS tracking product and provide an overview of the value
that comprehensive ship tracking provides for maritime owners, shippers, finance and trade,
and insurance enterprises.

Why efficiency matters to maritime

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more reported positions in high
Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade and the world economy. Every
traffic zones
day, each of us relies on something that is transported across the oceans. If you put
gas in your car or heated your house, put clothes on your back or food on your table
- maritime transport made it possible. Yet, we don’t often stop and think about it, our

+60%
oceans are a highway of container ships, bulkers, cargo and reefer ships, tankers,
and livestock vessels.

Meet Dynamic AIS ­—The solution for more

TM
more unique vessels in a typical
high traffic zone
robust ship tracking data
AIS data gaps in high traffic zones and busy shipping lanes have been a challenge in

+10M
the maritime industry for decades. These gaps impact ship safety, trading, revenue, and
insurance claims. Spire Maritime created Dynamic AIS™ (D-AIS™) to solve the growing
data gap problem.
more messages a day
Maritime enterprises require vessel tracking data 24-hours a day to run efficient
operations. Vessel tracking used to rely on AIS data which is laden with gaps and holes
where ships aren’t visible. These gaps in tracking data can wreak havoc with profit tight
budgets and leave vessel owners and operators guessing as to where and when their
vessel would return to waters where AIS data is reliable.

D-AIS™ is a next-generation solution from Spire Maritime. It is the new industry standard
for global vessel tracking, delivering unprecedented data in the busiest shipping lanes
and congested ports.

Satellite AIS
Dynamic AIS™

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The Dynamic™ Difference: Three types
of AIS collection
Dynamic stations
Dynamic AIS™ is layered with Satellite and Terrestrial AIS to achieve more complete
data coverage, even in remote oceans and high traffic zones. Dynamic AIS™ allows you
to benefit from thousands of satellite-enabled AIS receivers traveling throughout the
busiest shipping lanes in the world. It provides an unprecedented frequency of position

+140K
updates in areas that are out of the reach of terrestrial collection and overwhelm other
satellite AIS providers. Our more than 1,500 satellite-enabled AIS receivers track vessels
and the traffic within 60 nautical miles and send this data to communication satellites.
This process occurs at least every six minutes. MMSIs messages/day (Class A&B)

Solving industry challenges, one vessel

at a time All major sea routes
Solving industry challenges is a core value at Spire Maritime. We understand that
market solutions are not a “one size fits all” situation. Our solutions are customizable to
solve your unique business challenges. Dynamic AIS™ is unique in that it combines three
types of AIS data and it’s customizable by area, time of day, ship size,
and many other indicators.

We are the trusted source for maritime data and that means you can count on our data
to be comprehensive and reliable.

Spire Maritime truths:

• If your data is not accurate, you won’t achieve the outcome you’re looking for.
• If your data is not reliable and delivered consistently, you will not see the benefits of using it.
• If your data is not easy to access, easy to visualize, and solving for your unique use case, you
won’t use it.

Our data is always accurate, completely reliable, and easy to use. We offer a full slate
of tutorials to help you get started and all of our products and services include support
from our engineering team.

Spire Maritime is dedicated to creating innovative products so you can unlock the data
advantage quickly and easily­—every time.

Big Data as a mindset

We live in a world of rapid technological advancements where mobile phone apps
simplify everything from bill paying to friend tracking. There is no doubt, our lives are
inundated with data. The question on everyone’s mind is how do we turn that data into
effective business goals?

All businesses are different and all businesses have goals that are unique to their future
plans. Shipping, for example, is essential for worldwide supply chain reliability and the

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foundation for global commerce. As the conduit of world trade, maritime is the most
efficient and cost-effective mode of transportation for shipping goods. Shippers have
unique use cases based on their cargo, vessel size, and selected sea routes. Dynamic
AIS™ provides unprecedented data coverage in remote areas and busy shipping lanes.
This seamless coverage can be used to select the most time-effective routes, chart
fuel economy, and track the supply and demand of goods. You can filter to track only
tankers, or dry bulkers, or containerships. You can sort by tonnage. Weather forecast
data can be added to plot storms brewing at sea so you can select alternate routes or
slow down your travel speed.

A 2015 Gartner survey estimated that more than 75% of companies were investing
or planning to invest in big data and that has happened. Now, many companies are
using data to refine their operations and plan for the future. Data, especially within the
maritime industry is becoming a go-to solution for ETA estimating, route selection, and
emissions compliance.

Data needs to be accurate and comprehensive and your provider needs to understand
your goals. Getting started using data doesn’t have to be complicated. Spire Maritime
customizes data sets and delivers data in easy-to-use APIs.

Satellite communication obstacles in

maritime high traffic zones
Leveraging big data to identify outcomes and study variations to determine the most
effective route allows maritime operations to evaluate revenue cycles and target
processes for optimization. AIS coverage gaps on busy maritime routes have long been
a challenge as the gaps create holes in time periods and make estimating challenging.
More complete data coverage, especially in busy shipping lanes and remote oceans
like the South China Sea and the English Channel, is essential for building digital twins,
fueling machine learning models, and anomaly detection.

Data Breakthrough Awards

Spire Maritime’s Dynamic AIS™ was selected as the winner of the “Data Solution of
the Year for Transportation” award in the 2021 Data Breakthrough Awards program
conducted by Data Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that
recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global data technology
market today.

The annual Data Breakthrough Awards are dedicated to the deepest analysis of
the market today. By evaluating, analyzing, and recognizing the standout solutions
and companies in the data technology market, we are pleased to highlight the
BREAKTHROUGH data solutions and companies from all across the globe. The second
annual Data Breakthrough Award program attracted more than 1,450 nominations from
across the globe this year.

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Here’s what our customers had to say... “Since the addition of Spire
D-AIS™ to Geonius™, we
We’re proud of how our customers are using Dynamic AIS™ to unlock markets and how
reduced the number of
our data is generating tangible actions to help accurately identify sanction violations and
track global trade. alerting vessels by up to
84% which reduces work on
Dynamic AIS™ provides situational awareness of possible sanction
violations for our customer, Geollect. the part of loss prevention
Read more about how Geollect leverages Dynamic AIS™ for a complete picture of the investigators, and increases
maritime landscape to find sanction violators.
confidence in our system.”
Oceanbolt uses Dynamic AIS™ to detect bulk trade at ports
Dr. Ryan Lloyd
Read more about how Intelligence Platform Provider, Oceanbolt, leverages Dynamic
Head of Research & Development,
AIS™ to deliver real-time insights into global dry bulk trade flows.
Geollect

How can I access Dynamic AIS™?

The Dynamic Subscription
Dynamic AIS™ is available in both our API and TCP and is delivered with our satellite AIS
data as part of a monthly subscription. D-AIS™ provides exceptional coverage in high
traffic zones, busy ports, and shipping lanes. The coverage is collected globally and
reports ship positions every six minutes.

Monthly Subscription
Our monthly subscription provides our global data and sales engineering support.
Dynamic AIS™ is available through an API or Raw TCP feed. Unprecedented, easy-to-use,
fully supported data so you can begin making data-driven decisions with confidence.

Learning from the past to build a better tomorrow

It is often said that we learn great lessons by looking at the past and that the past often
directs us to what is possible in the future. Our historical data strengthens machine
learning models and helps our customers make data-driven decisions for the future
with confidence.

Why buy historical Dynamic AIS™?

• If your archives have gaps in problem regions like the South China sea or the English Channel
• If you are looking to improve your algorithms with better history in order to predict the future
• If you need accurate complete data to build a prototype or product concept

Premium Sample
You can purchase 2019–2020 historical satellite AIS data combined with D-AIS™.
This unique historical data will allow you to make informed decisions about routing,
scheduling, and traffic patterns in high-traffic zones. It can also boost your
predictive models.

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Works referenced Further reading

World Shipping Council, Carbon Emission FAQ. Retrieved from Whitepaper - maritime traffic
https://www.worldshipping.org/industry-issues/environment/air-
emissions/faqs-answers/a1-why-is-the-liner-shipping-industry-so- Oceanbolt case study
important-economically#:~:text=Q%3A%20Why%20is%20the%20
liner,the%20conduit%20of%20world%20trade. Dynamic AIS™ landing page

Gartner Survey Shows More Than 75 Percent of Companies Are Webinar - South China Sea shipping
Investing or Planning to Invest in Big Data in the Next Two Years.
(2015 September, 16). Retrieved from https://www.gartner.com/en/ Spirepedia - Dynamic AIS™
newsroom/press-releases/2015-09-16-gartner-survey-shows-more-
than-75-percent-of-companies-are-investing-or-planning-to-invest- Blog - Dynamic AIS™ sets the new industry standard for AIS
in-big-data-in-the-next-two-years ship tracking

Data Breakthrough Awards. (2021). Retrieved from https://
databreakthroughawards.com/
How Dynamic AIS TM
provides situational awareness of possible
sanction violations. (2021 February, 15). Retrieved from https://spire.
com/case-study/maritime/how-dynamic-ais-provides-situational-
awareness-of-possible-sanction-violations/
Blog - Spotting transshipment with an ocean of AIS data
Blog - How historical AIS data builds better algorithms and
more profitable maritime operations
Blog - Illuminating global fishing activity with satellite AIS
tracking

From Individual Vessel Tracking to Global Bulk Trade Flows,

Dynamic AISTM Enhances Intelligence Platform. (2020 December,
3). Retrieved from https://spire.com/case-study/maritime/how-
oceanbolt-use-dynamic-ais-to-detect-bulk-trade-at-ports

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