# Fast MarineTraffic Scraper — Vessel AIS & Global Fleet Tracking (`rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper`) Actor Ultra-fast global maritime intelligence scraper. Track commercial vessels, oil tankers, container ships, and bulk carriers by IMO, MMSI, or name. Extract live AIS coordinates, draught, speed, destination port, ETA, and vessel specs without browser bloat. - **URL**: https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Hector](https://apify.com/rbbscrap) (community) - **Categories:** Travel - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.40 / 1,000 ais vessel & maritime position extracteds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. 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. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## 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. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ## 🚢 Fast MarineTraffic Scraper — Vessel AIS & Global Fleet Tracking > ### 🎁 Free Tier: Extract up to 1,000 items 100% FREE! > > **No credit card required • Powered by Apify Free Plan** > > Every Apify user receives **$5.00 in free starter credits every month**! > You can test and extract up to **1,000 records 100% free** with this scraper before paying anything. > > [![Free Trial](https://img.shields.io/badge/🎁%20Free%20Tier-100%20to%201%2C000%20Items%20Free-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge\&logo=apify)](https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper/input) > [![Monthly Free Credits](https://img.shields.io/badge/Apify%20Free%20Plan-%245%2FMonth%20Included-blue?style=for-the-badge\&logo=cashapp)](https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper/input) > [![No Credit Card](https://img.shields.io/badge/No%20Credit%20Card-Zero%20Risk-purple?style=for-the-badge)](https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper/input) > > 👉 [**Click here to Launch a Free Test Run with 1 Click (Pre-filled)**](https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper/input) Ultra-fast, enterprise-grade scraper for **MarineTraffic** and global maritime intelligence. Track commercial container ships, crude oil tankers, bulk carriers, and tugs by **IMO number, MMSI, or vessel name**. Extract real-time AIS GPS coordinates, draught, speed over ground, course, destination port, ETA, and shipbuilding specifications without browser bloat. *** ### ⚓ Why This High-Ticket Niche Matters Global maritime logistics moves over **80% of world trade**. Commodity traders (crude oil, LNG, iron ore, grains), hedge funds, charterers, and port authorities pay **$2,500 to $20,000+/year** for live AIS vessel feeds to predict commodity arrivals, monitor chokepoints (Suez, Panama, Malacca), and manage maritime risk. *** ### ⚡ Comparison vs Existing Competitors | Feature | Competitor Scrapers (`apify/marinetraffic-scraper`) | **Fast MarineTraffic Scraper (Ours)** | |---|---|---| | **RAM Footprint** | 1024 MB – 2048 MB (Puppeteer/Chromium) | **256 MB (API-First Got-Scraping)** | | **Execution Speed** | 45 – 90 seconds | **1 – 3 seconds** | | **Cost Per 1,000 vessels** | ~$3.00+ in compute | **~$0.18 (16x cheaper)** | | **Telemetry Extracted** | Lat/Long only | **Full AIS (Lat, Lon, Speed, Course, Draught, ETA, Status)** | | **Shipbuilding Specs** | Often omitted | **DWT, Gross Tonnage, LOA, Beam, Year Built, Flag State** | | **Resilience & Uptime** | Fails on radar map canvas changes | **100% Guaranteed Non-Empty Output** | *** ### 🛠️ Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `query` | String | `"Ever Given"` | Ship name, 7-digit IMO number, or 9-digit MMSI (e.g. `"9811000"`, `"Emma Maersk"`) | | `vesselType` | String (enum) | `"all"` | Filter by type (`cargo_container`, `tanker`, `bulk_carrier`, `tug_special`, `passenger`) | | `destination` | String | `""` | Optional destination port filter (e.g., `"Rotterdam"`, `"Singapore"`, `"Suez"`) | | `maxItems` | Integer | `25` | Maximum number of vessel records | *** ### 📦 Output Dataset Sample ```json { "vesselName": "EVER GIVEN", "imoNumber": "9811000", "mmsi": "353136000", "callsign": "H3RC", "vesselType": "Container Cargo Ship (Ultra Large)", "flagCountry": "Panama [PA]", "latitude": 29.9324, "longitude": 32.5598, "speedKnots": 13.8, "courseDegrees": 348, "navigationalStatus": "Underway Using Engine", "draughtMeters": 14.6, "destinationPort": "ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS", "eta": "2026-11-04 18:00 UTC", "lastPort": "TANJUNG PELEPAS, MALAYSIA", "deadweightTonnage": 199629, "grossTonnage": 219079, "lengthMeters": 399.9, "beamMeters": 58.8, "yearBuilt": 2018, "vesselUrl": "https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/imo:9811000", "scrapedAt": "2026-10-26T22:00:00.000Z" } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Commercial ship name, 7-digit IMO number, or 9-digit MMSI (e.g. 'Ever Given', '9811000', 'Emma Maersk', 'Front Altair', 'CMA CGM'). ## `vesselType` (type: `string`): Filter by vessel maritime classification. ## `destination` (type: `string`): Optional filter for destination port (e.g., 'Rotterdam', 'Singapore', 'Suez', 'Ningbo'). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of vessel records to extract. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Select Apify Proxy (Residential recommended for live AIS tracking). ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "Ever Given", "vesselType": "all", "maxItems": 25 } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rbbscrap/fast-marinetraffic-scraper" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/QlEURH8bCPGxnXbdY/builds/aGhdzGHgEhmugo202/openapi.json