With Spire AIS, logistics and supply chain companies and professionals can:
Stay on top of possible delays with greater visibility into vessel stoppages and route deviations
Identify more precise ETAs to ensure minimal delays at port
Track the entire voyage of a ship to prevent container loss and ensure goods on board are safe
Relevant blog posts on Logistics and Supply Chain
Not all AIS data is equal: How to identify and ensure AIS data quality
Originally designed as an anti-collision tool, the Automatic Identification System (AIS) has, over the past two decades, evolved into a comprehensive data collection and analysis system.
Read more The causes and impacts of the Panama Canal drought
Using Spire Maritime, Weather and Climate data, the root causes of the Panama Canal drought have been put to light.
Read more Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Mitigating its risks with AIS data
The current security situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden caused by Houthi attacks on vessels has led to many ships avoiding the area and instead divert away from it and chose alternative routes. The most common alternative journey between Asia and Europe is to sail around Africa.
Read more Tracking Ukraine’s efforts to export grain
Russia continues to reject international requests to restore the Black Sea Grain Initiative, impacting the livelihoods of Ukraine’s farmers.
Read more CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco on logistics
Journalist, producer, Freightwaves columnist and author Lori Ann LaRocco is passionate about logistics.
Read more The secret is out: dark vessels harm the environment
There are vast, well-known sources of carbon emissions that threaten the global environment—vehicle emissions, electrical power generation, agriculture, etc.
Read more Ten ports vital to modern France
As a nation with a long history as a maritime power and economic powerhouse, France’s ports are both historic and key cogs in the modern economy of the entire European Union.
Read more Maritime AIS: Why data quality matters
For virtually any commercial business or organization (governmental or non-governmental) in the modern world, the collection of quality data is of elemental importance.
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