Coastguard audio call reveals reality of Channel migrant rescue missions
Distress calls alerting Her Majesty’s Coastguard to small migrant boats in the Channel have become a routine - and often daily -...
‘Good anti-sinking capacity, lifejacket optional’: journey of a ‘refugee boat
Against the backdrop of Dunkirk’s busy port with its cranes and smoke, a collapsed, grey rubber dinghy lies on the shore, abandoned and...
Using AIS position data to create a map of global trade
MariTrace has created a macro-level view of the global economy, providing data on imports and exports from major producers and consumers...
What is AIS
MariTrace primarily tracks vessels using a system called AIS, but what is AIS and how does it let us track ships? AIS is short for...
Bloomberg: Brexit Fish Fight Rages After Navy Ships Sent to Jersey
The U.K. and French navies were drawn into the increasingly bitter dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights on Thursday, as both sides...
Cruise Ships Can’t Sail Away From Covid - WSJ Repor
Small luxury operators have tried strict testing requirements and capacity limits, but onboard outbreaks persist. Authorities around the...
Why do different AIS providers sometimes have different AIS data?
MariTrace uses a combination of terrestrial (ground based) AIS receivers, and satellite receivers. The data from these two different...
JWC Gulf of Guinea Zone Extended
The Joint War Committee has extended the listed risk area within the Gulf of Guinea. 2020 has seen an increase in incident reporting...
Press Release: Bloomberg Expands Alternative Data Offering
Bloomberg announced that it has expanded its alternative data offering through Enterprise Access Point, the company’s web-based data...
A Front-Row Seat for the Arctic’s Final Summers With Ice
A Front-Row Seat for the Arctic’s Final Summers With Ice
On board the Diamond Princess: the coronavirus cruise from hell
In February the Diamond Princess was quarantined for harbouring the largest Covid-19 outbreak outside China.
Coronavirus Is Spreading and Cruise Ships Are Still Sailing
Coronavirus Is Spreading and Cruise Ships Are Still Sailing
Cruise In for a Bruising
At MariTrace, we decided to look at our own data to quantify the effect of COVID-19 on the cruise industry and to determine the most effected
Coronavirus Is Spreading and Cruise Ships Are Still Sailing
As cruise lines struggled to get their ships to port, passengers and crew continued to get sick.
Coronavirus’s Effect on Chinese Shipping
The Chinese New Year is traditionally a slower time for Chinese ports as people travel back to their homes to spend the holidays with their…
MARLab team meet with Maritime Minister
Nusrat Ghani MP, Maritime Minister at the Department for Transport, met with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's (MCA) MARLab team.
Test site to help develop autonomous ship work
Testing of marine autonomous surface ships (MASS) has been given a boost after site chosen in Portland, Dorset.
Press Release: MariTrace Provides Crucial Vessel Tracking Data for New Breakthrough GNS Service
MariTrace Provides Crucial Vessel Tracking Data for New Breakthrough GNS Service