Historical AIS data
Harness robust global coverage with Kpler’s Historical AIS — delivering comprehensive, uninterrupted vessel tracking since 2010 with no data gaps.
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Unlock maritime insights with Kpler’s global historical AIS data archive
Kpler’s Historical AIS data is the global archive that offers a comprehensive view of vessel activity, supporting in-depth shipping analysis with extensive historical coverage.
Historical AIS provides a valuable resource for retrospective analysis, trend identification, training machine learning models, and informed decision-making.
Advanced filtering for data driven insights
Gain insights into long-term maritime activities and behaviors, leading to improved operational efficiency, better resource allocation, and more accurate research outcomes.
Advanced filtering options including date and time range, geographical area, AIS message type, ship MMSI list, ship type, and vessel flag allow you to tailor the data to your unique requirements. Access to raw data is also available, allowing you to uncover information beyond what is captured in a live feed.
Data delivery to fit your operations.
The Kpler data difference
Historical AIS data since 2010
- No data gaps, allowing you to have complete coverage.
- Curate your exact dataset by selecting vessels, date ranges, and areas of interest — with competitive pricing tailored to your sampling settings.
- Flexible delivery formats, to adapt to your use case.
Best in class support including:
- Continuous Support (live technical and customer support, including onboarding and developer documentation)
- Accessible through Modern APIs designed by developers, for developers
- Easy integration with support from dedicated Kpler engineers
- 24/7 global satellite coverage
Benefits for professionals, across the maritime ecosystem
Container, goods performance / tracking for logistics:
Use Historical AIS to analyze past cargo vessel movements, routes, and port activities, helping optimize supply chain management, improve transit time estimates, and uncover patterns for operational improvement.
Shipping operations:
Leverage Historical AIS to track and manage shipping operations, assess fleet performance over time, and analyze past routes, delays, and metrics to uncover inefficiencies, plan maintenance, and improve overall operational effectiveness.
Commodity and market intelligence:
Combine AIS data with global events and economic indicators to analyse shipping trends, route changes, and cargo volumes to uncover patterns and anticipate market trends.
University research:
Use Historical AIS to support academic research on maritime traffic patterns, regulatory impact, environmental effects of shipping, and topics such as climate change, marine conservation, and maritime transportation.
Flexible access
& developer tools
Data delivery to fit your operations.
MarineTraffic Web App
Monitor live vessel movements through an intuitive, map-based interface trusted by millions of maritime professionals worldwide.
AIS APIs
Seamlessly integrate high-resolution, low latency AIS data into your platforms, dashboards, and operational workflows.
LiveDB via Snowflake
Power your internal systems with direct access to dynamic AIS data, continuously updated and optimized for large-scale analytics.
NMEA Streams
Deliver lightweight, high-frequency AIS data in standard NMEA 0183 format—ideal for real-time tracking and operational use cases.
