# Vessel Fleet & IMO Registry Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper`) Actor Scrape merchant vessel data from VesselFinder.com including IMO numbers, MMSI, vessel type, flag, dimensions, tonnage, AIS status, navigation data, destination, and ETA for bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, and other vessel types - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Automation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## VesselFinder Fleet & IMO Registry Scraper Scrape merchant vessel data from [VesselFinder.com](https://www.vesselfinder.com). Returns IMO number, MMSI, vessel type, flag, dimensions, tonnage, AIS navigation status, current location, speed, destination, and ETA for bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, and other commercial vessel types. --- ### VesselFinder Fleet Scraper Features - Extracts 20+ fields per vessel from VesselFinder's public registry — no account required - Covers all major vessel categories: bulk carriers, container ships, LNG tankers, general cargo, passenger ships - Collects real-time AIS data including navigation status, current speed, position, and destination - Returns dimensional data — length, beam, gross tonnage, deadweight tonnage - Filters by vessel type ID and configurable page depth per type - Handles pagination automatically across VesselFinder's listing pages - Residential proxy routing ensures reliable access without IP blocks --- ### Who Uses Vessel Registry Data? - **Maritime insurance underwriters** — verify vessel specs and AIS history before issuing P&I cover - **Sanctions compliance teams** — screen fleet ownership and flag-of-convenience registrations against OFAC/EU lists - **Commodity traders** — track tanker and bulk carrier positions to model supply timelines - **Supply chain risk analysts** — monitor fleet availability and route disruptions at the vessel level - **Port operators** — build ETA tracking feeds from AIS destination and arrival data - **Maritime research firms** — maintain comprehensive fleet databases for trend analysis --- ### How VesselFinder Scraper Works 1. You provide vessel type IDs (e.g., `403` for container ships) and a page limit per type. 2. The scraper fetches listing pages from VesselFinder's vessel database, collecting basic vessel specs and detail page links. 3. Each vessel detail page is fetched and parsed for the full IMO record — tonnage, dimensions, AIS data, current voyage info. 4. Results are returned as structured JSON, one record per vessel. --- ### Input ```json { "vesselTypes": ["403"], "maxItems": 50, "maxPagesPerType": 3 } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `vesselTypes` | array | `["401","403","604"]` | VesselFinder type IDs to crawl. `401`=Bulk Carrier, `403`=Container Ship, `604`=LNG Tanker, `501`=General Cargo, `701`=Tanker | | `maxItems` | integer | `10` | Maximum total vessel records. Set to `0` for no limit | | `maxPagesPerType` | integer | `1` | Pages to crawl per vessel type (each page has ~20 vessels) | *** ### VesselFinder Scraper Output Fields ```json { "imo_number": "9757187", "vessel_name": "EVER GIVEN", "vessel_type": "Container Ship", "flag": "Panama", "year_built": "2018", "mmsi": "371076000", "callsign": "3EJB6", "ais_type": "Cargo", "gross_tonnage": "219,079", "deadweight_tonnage": "199,629", "length_m": "399.99", "beam_m": "58.80", "navigation_status": "Under way using engine", "current_draught_m": "14.0 m", "destination": "NLRTM", "eta": "May 07, 09:00", "current_location": "North Sea", "speed_kn": "13.1", "detail_url": "https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9757187", "scraped_at": "2026-05-05T06:00:00.000Z" } ``` | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `imo_number` | string | IMO registration number | | `vessel_name` | string | Official vessel name | | `vessel_type` | string | Vessel category (e.g., Container Ship, Bulk Carrier) | | `flag` | string | Flag state / country of registration | | `year_built` | string | Year the vessel was built | | `mmsi` | string | Maritime Mobile Service Identity number | | `callsign` | string | Radio callsign | | `ais_type` | string | AIS vessel type classification | | `gross_tonnage` | string | Gross tonnage (GT) | | `deadweight_tonnage` | string | Deadweight tonnage (DWT) | | `length_m` | string | Length overall in meters | | `beam_m` | string | Beam width in meters | | `navigation_status` | string | Current AIS navigation status | | `current_draught_m` | string | Current draught | | `destination` | string | Reported destination port or UN/LOCODE | | `eta` | string | Estimated arrival at destination | | `current_location` | string | Current geographic position description | | `speed_kn` | string | Speed over ground in knots | | `detail_url` | string | Source URL on VesselFinder | | `scraped_at` | string | ISO timestamp of extraction | *** ### 🔍 FAQ #### How do I scrape vessel data from VesselFinder? VesselFinder Fleet Scraper handles the full crawl. Configure your vessel types and page depth in the input, then run. Results land in the dataset with one record per vessel. #### What vessel types are available? VesselFinder Fleet Scraper supports any type ID from VesselFinder's database. Common ones: `401` (Bulk Carrier), `403` (Container Ship), `501` (General Cargo), `604` (LNG Tanker), `701` (Tanker), `801` (Passenger). The default run covers bulk carriers, container ships, and LNG carriers. #### How much does VesselFinder Fleet Scraper cost? Pay-per-event pricing at $0.00125 per vessel record, plus a $0.10 per-run platform fee. A run of 500 vessels costs roughly $0.73. Residential proxy usage is included in the coefficient. #### Does VesselFinder Scraper return ownership data? VesselFinder Fleet Scraper returns publicly available data. Ownership fields (registered owner, technical manager, P\&I club) are behind VesselFinder's premium tier and return empty for free-tier pages — which is consistent with how the site works, not a bug. #### Does VesselFinder Scraper need proxies? Yes. VesselFinder blocks data center IPs. VesselFinder Fleet Scraper uses Apify residential proxies automatically — no configuration required on your end. *** ### Need More Features? Need ownership chain data, port call history, or PSC detention records? [File a feature request](https://console.apify.com/actors/mIAwcqdvEc57palCX/issues) or get in touch. ### Why Use VesselFinder Fleet Scraper? - **IMO-canonical output** — every record is keyed to the vessel's IMO number, which is the stable, globally unique identifier. MMSI rotates; IMO does not. - **Real-time AIS fields** — navigation status, speed, position, destination, and ETA come from live AIS data, not static registry snapshots. Which means the data is actually useful for operations, not just research. - **Clean structured JSON** — 20+ fields per vessel, consistently named and typed, no post-processing required. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `vesselTypes` (type: `array`): VesselFinder vessel type IDs to crawl. Defaults to Bulk Carrier (401), Container Ship (403), LNG Tanker (604) if empty. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum total number of vessel records to scrape. Set to 0 for no limit. ## `maxPagesPerType` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of listing pages to crawl per vessel type (each page has ~20 vessels). ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "vesselTypes": [ "403" ], "maxItems": 10, "maxPagesPerType": 1 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "vesselTypes": [ "403" ], "maxItems": 10, "maxPagesPerType": 1 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "vesselTypes": ["403"], "maxItems": 10, "maxPagesPerType": 1, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "vesselTypes": [ "403" ], "maxItems": 10, "maxPagesPerType": 1 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Vessel Fleet & IMO Registry Scraper", "description": "Scrape merchant vessel data from VesselFinder.com including IMO numbers, MMSI, vessel type, flag, dimensions, tonnage, AIS status, navigation data, destination, and ETA for bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, and other vessel types", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "mBQQVpD5wv6eh8Eqg" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-vessel-fleet-imo-registry-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "vesselTypes": { "title": "Vessel Type IDs", "type": "array", "description": "VesselFinder vessel type IDs to crawl. Defaults to Bulk Carrier (401), Container Ship (403), LNG Tanker (604) if empty.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "401", "403", "604" ] }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total number of vessel records to scrape. Set to 0 for no limit.", "default": 10 }, "maxPagesPerType": { "title": "Max Pages Per Type", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of listing pages to crawl per vessel type (each page has ~20 vessels).", "default": 1 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```