Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted Aug 30, 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Scheduled
The Spire Maritime 2.0 GraphQL API service will be updated to implement new shipType values in the Vessels query.
From 2022-08-30 Maritime 2.0 GraphQL for vessels will report a wider set of shipType values identified in AIS messages. When establishing Maritime 2.0 focus was given to mapping the AIS reported ship types to the real commercial ship types of cargo trading vessels, such as bulkers, tankers, gas carriers and containerships. This was done by matching AIS reported vessels to our Vessel Characteristics database. Unfortunately some of the smaller vessel types reported by AIS were all grouped together in one type category called OTHER.
As of 2022-08-30 we are updating Maritime 2.0 to report all specific vessel types identified in AIS messages.
The newly reported shipType values will be: ANTI_POLLUTION, DIVE_VESSEL, DREDGER, HIGH_SPEED_CRAFT,LAW_ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL_TRANS, MILITARY_OPS, PASSENGER, PILOT_VESSEL, PLEASURE_CRAFT, PORT_TENDER, SAILING, SEARCH_AND_RESCUE, SPECIAL_CRAFT
Please note that while some vessels will still be reported with type OTHER, those with newly reported shipType values will gain a new ID in the data results. Overall the number of vessels reported as shipType OTHER will reduce significantly as vessels start to be reported with the new shipType values. Also vessels reported as PASSENGER vessels by AIS were reported as VEHICLE_PASSENGER. From this release only vessels identified in Spire Vessel Characteristics data as mixed vehicle or passenger will retain the shipType value VEHICLE_PASSENGER.