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SAR + AI/ML for dark vessel detection: the xView3 challenge

When one thinks of “dark vessels”, typically the term is associated with illegal fishing and decimating the marine food chain.

Employee Spotlight: Peter Johnston, Spacecraft Electronics Design Engineer

ShipView: An environmental protection tool to fight oil pollution

Oil pollution wreaking devastation in the world’s oceans has a long, unfortunate history.

Employee Spotlight: Jordan Bridgeman, Space Systems Engineer

Customer Spotlight - Gale Force: Leveraging advanced technologies to help vessels optimally navigate the high seas

How has Gale Force, a weather routing business, helped the maritime industry save 500,000 metric tons of C02 annually?

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.

Spire Global - Celebrating 10 years

We’re celebrating Spire’s 10th Birthday. Here are some birthday wishes from the Spire team.

Employee Spotlight: Meet Olga Kadeshnikova - Customer Success Manager, Maritime

What role did climate change play in Pakistan’s devastating floods?

This is one of the greatest natural disasters faced by this Third World nation that already faces a myriad of challenges such as poverty, political instability and security.

Facilitating marine debris detection with advanced ocean forecasts

Could there be more plastic in the sea than fish by the year 2050?

Employee Spotlight: Meet Iain Goodridge - Senior Director of Marketing, Federal

Introducing Maritime Means…, the podcast featuring digital innovators in the maritime industry

Maritime Means… is the brand new Spire Maritime podcast hosted by Blythe Brumleve featuring digital innovators and maritime stars moving the industry forward. Listen to their stories, experiences and expertise.

Using AIS data to understand the destination of Ukrainian grain exports

Using AIS data, we looked into the reported destinations of ships leaving Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative and monitored them to get a sense of what is happening on the ground.