Vessel Characteristics Data

How does Spire’s Vessel Characteristics work?

Over 80 vessel characteristics fields are updated on a regular basis and delivered through Maritime 2.0 API (GraphQL) alongside AIS data. This makes it a one stop shop for vessel information.

For additional information, please refer to the Vessel Characteristics documentation page.

Vessel design

(e.g. deadweight, grossTonnage, netTonnage, etc.)

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

Vessel registration

(e.g. class1Code, class2Code, classDetails, etc.)

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

Vessel propulsion

(e.g. mainEngineCount, mainEngineDesigner, propulsionType, etc.)

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

Vessel dimensions

(e.g. draught, lengthOverall, airDraught, etc.)

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

Vessel bunker

(e.g. bunkers, capacity, fuelTypeCode, etc.)

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

Vessel history

(e.g. vesselNameDate, builtYear, registeredOwner, etc.)

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)

Vessel type and trading

(e.g. vesselSubtype, tradingCategoryCode, tradingStatusCode)

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

Vessel capacity

(e.g. deadweight, grossTonnage, netTonnage, etc.)

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