🛳️ MarineTraffic Ship Detail Scraper

MarineTraffic Ship Detail Scraper is a fast and lightweight Apify actor designed to fetch detailed real-time vessel information from MarineTraffic by ship ID. It queries MarineTraffic's info window endpoint to extract full AIS ship details without needing an official API key.

🎯 Features

• 📡 Real-Time Ship Data – Retrieve up-to-date vessel details by ship ID.
• 🚢 Full Ship Metadata – Includes ship name, MMSI, IMO, type, dimensions, flag, speed, course, destination, ETA, and more.
• 🗺️ Voyage Info – Departure/arrival port, estimated route, and voyage timeline.
• 🧩 Clean JSON Output – Structured results ideal for analysis and integration.

🚀 How to Use

1. Run the actor on Apify Console or via API.
2. Provide input with the following field:
   • ship_id: MarineTraffic Ship ID (e.g., 7605737)
3. Wait for execution to complete and download results in JSON format.

📌 Example Input

{
  "ship_id": "7605737"
}

📦 Example Output

{
  "actor_input": {
    "ship_id": "7605737"
  },
  "ship": {
    "text": {
      "must_login": "You need to log in to use this feature",
      "upload_photo": "Upload a photo",
      "vessel_info_unavailable": "Vessel Info Unavailable",
      "please_try_again_later": "Please Try Again In A Few Minutes",
      "ship_photos": "Ship Photos",
      "add_notifications": "Create Notifications",
      "vessel_details": "Vessel details",
      "status_name": "Underway Using Engine",
      "status": "Navigational status",
      "speed_course": "Speed/Course",
      "received": "Received",
      "managed_vessels": "Managed Vessels",
      "operated_by": "Operated By",
      "load_condition": "Load condition",
      "load_status_name": "Partially Laden",
      "draught": "Draught",
      "ais_source": "AIS source",
      "rates": "Rates",
      "more_info": "MORE INFO",
      "actions_on_map": "ACTIONS ON MAP",
      "upload_href": "/en/photos/upload-photo?asset_id=7605737",
      "img_href": "/en/photos/of/ships/shipid:7605737/ship_name:SAWASDEE_RIGEL",
      "img_thumb": "https://www.marinetraffic.com/photoCollection/getAssetDefaultPhoto?asset_id=7605737&asset_type_id=0&photo_size=150",
      "img_medium": "https://www.marinetraffic.com/photoCollection/getAssetDefaultPhoto?asset_id=7605737&asset_type_id=0&photo_size=300",
      "infowin_noimg": "",
      "type_color_img": "/img/vessel_types/vi7.png",
      "flag_img": "/img/flags/png40/MH.png",
      "ship_detail_url": "/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:7605737/mmsi:538010501/imo:9943803/vessel:SAWASDEE_RIGEL",
      "notifications_url": "/en/users/my_account/notifications/index/wizard/shipid:7605737",
      "station_url": ""
    },
    "values": {
      "light_iw": false,
      "vessel_history_limit": 1,
      "country_code": "MH",
      "show_chartering_btn": false,
      "has_voyage_forecast_snippet": true,
      "reported_draught": "Reported Draught: 8.2m<br />Max Draught: 10.5m",
      "no_data_available": false,
      "dest_class": "gotocoords",
      "port_data_x": "120.32008",
      "port_data_y": "36.05661",
      "last_pos": 1759720285,
      "last_pos_tooltip": 1759720285,
      "elapsed": 1759720285,
      "timezone_offset": 540,
      "show_load_status": 2,
      "vsl_length": 172,
      "vsl_code": "",
      "type_summary": "Cargo",
      "load_status": {
        "reported_draught": ["Reported Draught", "8.2m"],
        "max_draught": ["Max draught", "10.5m"]
      },
      "vessel_in_fleet": false,
      "ship_id": "7605737",
      "ship_type": "7",
      "mmsi": "538010501",
      "imo": "9943803",
      "type_name": "Container Ship",
      "country": "Marshall Is",
      "shipname": "SAWASDEE RIGEL",
      "course": "255",
      "dwt": "22253",
      "speed": "14.80",
      "ship_lat": "36.737106",
      "ship_lon": "125.40504",
      "draught": "82",
      "last_port_id": "2428",
      "last_port_name": "INCHEON",
      "last_port_country": "KR",
      "last_port_unlocode": "KRINC",
      "next_port_id": "1254",
      "next_port_name": "QINGDAO",
      "next_port_country": "CN",
      "next_port_unlocode": "CNQDG",
      "photos_count": "10",
      "station_operator": "",
      "past_track_url": "/en/ais/home/shipid:7605737/tracktype:7/lpt:1759704180",
      "forecast_url": "/en/ais/home/shipid:7605737/tracktype:7",
      "base_name": "Terrestrial",
      "station_name": ""
    },
    "voyage": {
      "estimated_route_found": true,
      "destination_expanded": "Route Forecast unavailable.<br />Could not find a valid known route from the vessel's current position to CNQDG.",
      "route_forecast_destination": "CNQDG",
      "show_vessel_track": "Show Previous Track",
      "estimated_track": "Show Route Forecast",
      "distance_to": "Distance from here",
      "position_history": "Position history",
      "itineraries": "Voyage Timeline",
      "port_calls": "Port calls",
      "near_vessels": "Nearby Vessels",
      "past_track": "Past track",
      "track_forecast": "Route forecast",
      "full_info_access": "For full access",
      "upgrade_now": "upgrade to activate",
      "plans_url": "/en/online-services/plans",
      "departure_port_info_tooltip": "INCHEON [KR]",
      "departure_port_info_label": "<span class=\"text-default\">KR</span><span class=\"text-default text-darker\">INC</span>",
      "departure_port_info_country_code": "KR",
      "departure_port_info_port_code": "INC",
      "departure_port_info_id": "2428",
      "departure_port_info_fontSize": "160%",
      "departure_port_info_title": "Actual Time of Departure",
      "departure_port_info_titleLabel": "ATD",
      "departure_port_info_portTime": 1759704180,
      "departure_port_info_offset": "540",
      "departure_port_url": "/en/ais/details/ports/2428?name=INCHEON&country=Korea",
      "last_port_timestamp": 1759704180,
      "arrival_port_info_tooltip": "QINGDAO [CN]",
      "arrival_port_info_country_code": "CN",
      "arrival_port_info_port_code": "QDG",
      "arrival_time_title": "Estimated Time of Arrival",
      "arrival_time_label": "Reported ETA",
      "arrival_time_datetime": 1759791600,
      "arrival_time_offset": "480",
      "arrival_port_info_label": "<span class=\"text-default\">CN</span><span class=\"text-default text-darker\">QDG</span>",
      "arrival_port_info_fontSize": "160%",
      "arrival_port_url": "/en/ais/details/ports/1254?name=QINGDAO&country=China",
      "timeline_class": "",
      "triangle_pos": 20.689655172413794,
      "itineraries_url": "/en/data/?asset_type=voyage_timeline&quicksearch_vessel=7605737|SAWASDEE RIGEL",
      "positions_url": "/en/online-services/plans/voyage-data/",
      "lock_positions": true,
      "port_moves_url": "/en/data/?asset_type=arrivals_departures&ship_in=7605737|SAWASDEE RIGEL",
      "ships_url": "/en/ais/index/ships/nearby/mmsi:538010501/shipid:7605737/shipname:SAWASDEE%20RIGEL",
      "dest_rep": "CN TAO",
      "snippet_state_id": 3,
      "show_upgrade_voyage_forecast": true,
      "info_tooltip": {
        "eta_calculated_at_speed": ["Calculated ETA at", "hidden"],
        "eta_calculated": ["Calculated ETA", "hidden"],
        "eta_reported": ["Reported ETA", 1759791600],
        "reported_destination": ["Reported Destination", "CN TAO"],
        "estimated_time_departure": ["Predictive ETD", "hidden", "beta"]
      },
      "snippet_tooltip": [
        ["Distance Travelled", "hidden"],
        ["Distance To Go", "hidden"],
        ["Total Voyage Distance", "hidden"],
        ["Time To Destination", "hidden"]
      ]
    },
    "fleetcontrols": {
      "default_fleet_id": null,
      "fleets": [],
      "ship_in_fleet": null,
      "ship_in_fleet_activation": 0,
      "add_to_my_fleet": "Add to fleet",
      "add_to_default_fleet": "Add to default fleet",
      "add_to_current_fleet": "Add to current fleet",
      "toggle_dropdown": "Toggle Dropdown",
      "show_available_fleets": "Show available fleets",
      "add_to_new_fleet": "Add to new Fleet",
      "fleet_help": "Create a new Fleet, which will include this vessel."
    }
  }
}

🔐 Disclaimer

This actor scrapes data from publicly accessible endpoints on MarineTraffic. You are responsible for ensuring your usage complies with MarineTraffic’s terms of service. For official and reliable access, we recommend using the MarineTraffic API.

🛠️ Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please reach out via the Apify Console or the Apify community forum.