Vessel Characteristics

We’ve added more vessel characteristic information to provide an in-depth and complete view of the maritime landscape.

Our goal is to provide intelligent, predictive vessel tracking or full maritime awareness and more accurate analytics. Take the guesswork out of decision-making and strategy planning.

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Vessel Characteristics fields are updated on a regular basis and exist within two sets:

Basic fields are available in the Standard and Premium Maritime 2.0 APIs.
Extended fields are available only in the Premium Maritime 2.0 API.



Available fields by type:
    1. Vessel Capacity
      deadweight Basic field
# The difference between displacement and the empty vessel
# (lightweight) at any given draught

tpcmi Extended field
# Tons per Centimeter Immersion
# how many tons are required to increase the draught by 1cm
# (useful for trying to estimate the volume of cargo onboard)

grossTonnage Basic field
# Tonnage measure of vessels based on
# the moulded volume of internal spaces

netTonnage Extended field
# Vessel net tonnage

displacement Extended field
# The amount of water (in tons) displaced by the ship

liquidCubic98Percent Extended field
# The liquid cubic capacity of the cargo tanks
# when filled to 98% of capacity

grainCubicCapacity Extended field
# Cubic capacity (in cubic meters) of cargo holds
# for grain (and other loose dry commodities)

teu Extended field
# “Twentyfoot Equivalent Unit”
# (measurement of container carrying capacity)

holdCount Extended field
# No. of holds

holdDimensions Extended field
# Dimensions of holds

hatchCount Extended field
# No. of hatches

hatchDimensions Extended field
# Dimensions of hatches

feu Extended field
# Fortyfoot Equivalent Unit
# (capacity for containers of that size)

teuSurplus Extended field
# Spare TEU capacity

teu14t Extended field
# Capacity for containers of 14 tons
# (measurement of container carrying capacity)

laneMeters Extended field
# Lane meter capacity

cars Extended field
# Car carrying capacity

passengers Extended field
# Passenger capacity

reeferCubic Extended field
# Cubic Meter capacity of the refrigerated cargo space
  2. Vessel Design
    isCoated Extended field
# Indicated if the vessel tanks are coated (Yes/No)

isGearless Extended field
# Yes if has no lifting gear or No

isSelfUnloading Extended field
# Yes or no is the vessel self-unloading

gearDisplay Extended field
# Details of lifting gear

gearMaxSwl Extended field
# Safe working load (lifting capacity) of the lifting gear

reeferPointCount Extended field
# No. of plug-in points for refrigerated containers

hullTypeCode Extended field
# indicates if single or double hull or bottom
  3. Vessel Registration
    class1Code Extended field
# The name of the classification society who inspects
# the vessel and awards statutory certificates

class2Code Extended field
# The name of the secondary classification society
# who certificates dual classed vessels

classDetails Extended field
# Vessel class details 

isIceClassed Extended field
# Indicates if the vessel ice classed (Yes/No)

iceClass Extended field
# Ice class type

certificates Extended field
# Details of any certificates issued
  4. Vessel Propulsion
    mainEngineCount Extended field
# Number of main engines

mainEngineDesigner Extended field
# Engine designer

propulsionType Extended field
# Propulsion type code

engineDesignation Extended field
# Engine design identifier

mcoRpm Extended field
# Maximum continuous output RPM

mcoKw Extended field
# Maximum continuous output KW

mcoHp Extended field
# Maximum continuous output HP

propellerCount Extended field
# Number of propellers 

propellerType Extended field
# Propeller type

bowThrusterCount Extended field
# No. of bow thrusters

sternThrusterCount Extended field
# No. of stern thrusters
  5. Vessel Dimensions
    draught Extended field
# Distance between the waterline and keel 

lengthOverall Extended field
# Length overall

airDraught Extended field
# Distance from the waterline to highest point on vessel

keelToManifold Extended field
# Distance from the keel to the manifold

depth Extended field
# Depth (from the deck to keel)

beamMoulded Extended field
# Beam Moulded

berthCount Extended field
# No. of sleeping berths
  6. Vessel Bunker
    bunkers Extended field
# array containing one or multiple bunker (fuel tank) characteristics
# contains the following informations for each available bunker:

  capacity Extended field
  # Bunker (fuel tank) capacity 

  fuelTypeCode Extended field
  # Bunker fuel type 

  fuelUnitCode Extended field
  # Bunker fuel unit (e.g. tonnes, litres) 

  tankCount Extended field
  # Number of bunker fuel tanks

range Extended field
# Sailing range of the vessel assuming full fuel tanks
  7. Vessel History
    vesselNameDate Extended field
# Date vessel's name became active (for history of name changes, etc.)

builtYear Basic field
# Year vessel was delivered from the shipyard to its owner

deadYear Extended field
# Year vessel was broken or lost

shipBuilder Extended field
# Name of ship builder

hullNumber Extended field
# Hull number assigned by the shipyard

registeredOwner Extended field
# Registered Owner

commercialOwner Extended field
# Commercial Owner

keelLaidYear Extended field
# Date Keel Laid
# (keel laying is when construction of the vessel begins)

launchYear Extended field
# Launch Year
# (year vessel was launched from the shipyard for sea trials)
  8. Vessel Type and Trading
    vesselSubtype Basic field
# Specific subtype of vessel

tradingCategoryCode Extended field
# Identifies if a vessel is in Service, Dead or Newbuilding

tradingStatusCode Extended field
# Vessel trading status