# MarineTraffic Live Ship Tracker (`xtracto/marinetraffic-ship-tracker`) Actor Get live ship positions from MarineTraffic for any area (center + zoom) — position, speed, course, type, size, destination — plus optional ship details (MMSI, IMO, tonnage, TEU, year built) and voyage info. - **URL**: https://apify.com/xtracto/marinetraffic-ship-tracker.md - **Developed by:** [Farhan Febrian Nauval](https://apify.com/xtracto) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $30.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? 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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 ## MarineTraffic Live Ship Tracker Get **live ship positions** from MarineTraffic for any area of sea — position, speed, course, heading, ship type, size, and destination — with optional **full ship details (MMSI, IMO, tonnage, TEU, year built, home port)** and **voyage info (destination, ETA, ports)**. No account or login required. ### Why use this actor - **Live AIS positions** for any area — give a center point and a zoom level. - **Optional MMSI & IMO** — the unique vessel identifiers, plus call sign, ship type, gross tonnage, deadweight, TEU, year built, and home port. - **Optional voyage info** — reported destination, ETA, departure/arrival ports, draught, and progress. - **Wide-area coverage** — a grid radius collects many map tiles around your center and de-duplicates ships. - **Clear last-seen time** — each ship includes a `lastSeenUtc` timestamp. - **Stable JSON output** — ready for dashboards, alerts, or analysis. ### How it works 1. Give a **center latitude/longitude** and a **zoom level** (how big an area each tile covers). 2. Optionally set a **grid radius** to cover more area, and turn on **ship details** / **voyage info**. 3. The actor collects every ship in the area, de-duplicates them, and (optionally) looks up each ship's details. 4. Each ship becomes one row — downloadable as JSON, CSV, or Excel. #### Zoom levels — what area each covers MarineTraffic's zoom controls how much sea one map tile covers (smaller number = bigger area). Approximate width of a single tile: | Zoom | Tile width | Good for | |---|---|---| | 4 | ~45° (~5000 km) | ocean / continent | | 6 | ~11° (~1250 km) | large sea region | | 7 | ~5.6° (~620 km) | sea / gulf | | 8 | ~2.8° (~310 km) | coastline stretch | | 9 | ~1.4° (~155 km) | port / bay (default) | | 10 | ~0.7° (~78 km) | harbour approach | | 11–12 | ~0.35°–0.18° (~39–19 km) | single port / anchorage | Use **grid radius** to widen coverage: radius 1 = a 3×3 block of tiles around the center, radius 2 = 5×5, and so on. ### Use cases - **Port & terminal monitoring** — which ships are at/approaching a port right now. - **Fleet / vessel tracking** — positions and ETAs for an area of interest. - **Maritime analytics** — traffic density, ship types, and flows in a region. - **Alerting** — detect arrivals/departures in a watched area. ### Input ```json { "lat": "10.1", "lon": "107.7", "zoom": 9, "gridRadius": 1, "fetchDetails": true, "includeVoyage": true, "maxDetails": 200, "maxItems": 0, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `lat` / `lon` | string | Center of the area (decimal degrees). | | `zoom` | integer | Area size per tile (see table above). Default `9`. | | `gridRadius` | integer | Extra tiles around the center. `0` = center only, `1` = 3×3, `2` = 5×5. Default `2`. | | `shipTypes` | array | Keep only these categories: Cargo, Tanker, Passenger, Fishing, Tug & Special Craft, High-Speed Craft, Pleasure Craft, Navigation Aid, Unspecified. Empty = all. | | `fetchDetails` | boolean | Add MMSI, IMO, ship type, tonnage, TEU, year built, home port (one lookup per ship). Default `false`. | | `includeVoyage` | boolean | Also add destination, ETA, ports, draught (with `fetchDetails`). Default `false`. | | `maxDetails` | integer | Cap how many ships get detail lookups. `0` = all. Default `200`. | | `maxItems` | integer | Overall cap on ships. `0` = all. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Residential proxy recommended. | ### Output One record per ship. Base fields come from the live map; the rest appear when `fetchDetails` / `includeVoyage` are on. ```json { "_input": "lat:10.1|lon:107.7|zoom:9", "_scrapedAt": "2026-06-17T17:11:00Z", "recordType": "VESSEL", "shipId": "9583316", "shipName": "COSCO CARNATION", "lat": 10.510422, "lon": 107.0091, "speed": 4.0, "course": 130.0, "heading": 191.0, "elapsedMinutes": 1, "lastSeenUtc": "2026-06-17T17:10:18Z", "destinationUnlocode": "VNCMP", "flag": "HK", "shipTypeId": "7", "shipTypeName": "Cargo", "gtShipType": "11", "lengthM": 366.0, "widthM": 51.0, "dwt": 163651.0, "tile": { "z": 9, "x": 204, "y": 120 }, "url": "https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9583316", "mmsi": 477145900, "imo": 9945904, "callsign": "VRWW7", "vesselType": "Cargo", "vesselTypeSpecific": "Container Ship", "grossTonnage": 157741, "deadweight": 163651, "teu": 16180, "yearBuilt": 2025, "status": "Active", "homePort": "HONG KONG", "countryCode": "HK", "reportedDestination": "VNCMP", "etaReported": 1781708400, "etaReportedUtc": "2026-06-17T15:00:00Z", "departurePort": { "name": "KAOHSIUNG", "code": "KHH", "timestampLabel": "ATD" }, "arrivalPort": { "name": "CAI MEP", "code": "CMT", "timestampLabel": "ATA" }, "draughtReported": 11.1, "progress": 100 } ``` | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `shipId` | string | MarineTraffic ship ID (stable; used for the detail lookups and URL). | | `shipName` | string | Ship name (AIS). | | `lat` / `lon` | number | Current position. | | `speed` / `course` / `heading` | number | Speed (knots), course, heading. | | `elapsedMinutes` | number | Minutes since the last position report. | | `lastSeenUtc` | string | Last position time (UTC), derived from the elapsed minutes. | | `destinationUnlocode` | string | Reported destination (UN/LOCODE). | | `flag` / `lengthM` / `widthM` / `dwt` | mixed | Flag, dimensions, deadweight. | | `mmsi` / `imo` / `callsign` | number/string | Identifiers (with `fetchDetails`). | | `vesselType` / `vesselTypeSpecific` / `grossTonnage` / `teu` / `yearBuilt` / `homePort` | mixed | Ship details. | | `reportedDestination` / `etaReportedUtc` / `departurePort` / `arrivalPort` | mixed | Voyage info (with `includeVoyage`). | | `_raw` | object | The exact raw map fields, untouched. | ### Notes - **`lastSeenUtc` precision:** the live map reports freshness in **whole minutes** (`elapsedMinutes`), so `lastSeenUtc` is accurate to the minute. A finer position timestamp isn't published on the public map. - **MMSI / IMO** are only available with `fetchDetails` on (the live map omits them). Use `maxDetails` to balance completeness vs run time. - Higher zoom = smaller area but more individual (un-clustered) ships; widen coverage with `gridRadius`. # Actor input Schema ## `lat` (type: `string`): Latitude of the area center, e.g. 10.1 (Vung Tau anchorage). Decimal degrees. ## `lon` (type: `string`): Longitude of the area center, e.g. 107.7. Decimal degrees. ## `zoom` (type: `integer`): MarineTraffic map zoom — smaller number = bigger area, larger number = smaller area with more individual ships. Approx width of ONE tile: 4 ≈ 45° (~5000 km), 6 ≈ 11° (~1250 km), 7 ≈ 5.6° (~620 km), 8 ≈ 2.8° (~310 km), 9 ≈ 1.4° (~155 km, port/bay), 10 ≈ 0.7° (~78 km), 11 ≈ 0.35° (~39 km), 12 ≈ 0.18° (~19 km). Use Grid radius to cover more tiles around the center. ## `gridRadius` (type: `integer`): 0 = just the center tile. 1 = a 3×3 block of tiles, 2 = 5×5 (default), etc. Higher = wider coverage but more requests. Vessels are de-duplicated across tiles. ## `shipTypes` (type: `array`): Keep only these ship categories. Leave empty to include all types. ## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`): Open each ship to add MMSI, IMO, call sign, ship type, gross tonnage, deadweight, TEU, year built, home port, and status. Adds one request per ship (slower) — use Max ships to enrich to cap it. ## `includeVoyage` (type: `boolean`): When fetching details, also add reported destination, ETA, departure/arrival ports, draught, and progress. ## `maxDetails` (type: `integer`): Cap how many ships get the extra detail lookups (only applies when Fetch ship details is on). 0 = all. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Overall cap on ships returned. 0 = all found in the area. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many requests to run in parallel. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Residential proxy recommended for reliable access. ## Actor input object example ```json { "lat": "10.1", "lon": "107.7", "zoom": 9, "gridRadius": 2, "shipTypes": [], "fetchDetails": false, "includeVoyage": false, "maxDetails": 200, "maxItems": 0, "maxConcurrency": 6, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 = { "lat": "10.1", "lon": "107.7", "shipTypes": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("xtracto/marinetraffic-ship-tracker").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 = { "lat": "10.1", "lon": "107.7", "shipTypes": [], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("xtracto/marinetraffic-ship-tracker").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 '{ "lat": "10.1", "lon": "107.7", "shipTypes": [] }' | apify call xtracto/marinetraffic-ship-tracker --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=xtracto/marinetraffic-ship-tracker", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "MarineTraffic Live Ship Tracker", "description": "Get live ship positions from MarineTraffic for any area (center + zoom) — position, speed, course, type, size, destination — plus optional ship details (MMSI, IMO, tonnage, TEU, year built) and voyage info.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "aPB87WuBorj7ZFVNb" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/xtracto~marinetraffic-ship-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-xtracto-marinetraffic-ship-tracker", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/xtracto~marinetraffic-ship-tracker/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-xtracto-marinetraffic-ship-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/xtracto~marinetraffic-ship-tracker/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-xtracto-marinetraffic-ship-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "lat": { "title": "Center latitude", "type": "string", "description": "Latitude of the area center, e.g. 10.1 (Vung Tau anchorage). Decimal degrees." }, "lon": { "title": "Center longitude", "type": "string", "description": "Longitude of the area center, e.g. 107.7. Decimal degrees." }, "zoom": { "title": "Zoom level (area size)", "minimum": 2, "maximum": 16, "type": "integer", "description": "MarineTraffic map zoom — smaller number = bigger area, larger number = smaller area with more individual ships. Approx width of ONE tile: 4 ≈ 45° (~5000 km), 6 ≈ 11° (~1250 km), 7 ≈ 5.6° (~620 km), 8 ≈ 2.8° (~310 km), 9 ≈ 1.4° (~155 km, port/bay), 10 ≈ 0.7° (~78 km), 11 ≈ 0.35° (~39 km), 12 ≈ 0.18° (~19 km). Use Grid radius to cover more tiles around the center.", "default": 9 }, "gridRadius": { "title": "Grid radius (extra tiles around center)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "0 = just the center tile. 1 = a 3×3 block of tiles, 2 = 5×5 (default), etc. Higher = wider coverage but more requests. Vessels are de-duplicated across tiles.", "default": 2 }, "shipTypes": { "title": "Ship types (filter)", "type": "array", "description": "Keep only these ship categories. Leave empty to include all types.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "7", "8", "6", "2", "3", "4", "9", "1", "0" ], "enumTitles": [ "Cargo", "Tanker", "Passenger", "Fishing", "Tug & Special Craft", "High-Speed Craft", "Pleasure Craft", "Navigation Aid", "Unspecified" ] } }, "fetchDetails": { "title": "Fetch ship details (adds MMSI, IMO, type, tonnage…)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Open each ship to add MMSI, IMO, call sign, ship type, gross tonnage, deadweight, TEU, year built, home port, and status. Adds one request per ship (slower) — use Max ships to enrich to cap it.", "default": false }, "includeVoyage": { "title": "Include voyage info (destination, ETA, ports)", "type": "boolean", "description": "When fetching details, also add reported destination, ETA, departure/arrival ports, draught, and progress.", "default": false }, "maxDetails": { "title": "Max ships to enrich with details", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap how many ships get the extra detail lookups (only applies when Fetch ship details is on). 0 = all.", "default": 200 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max ships total (0 = all)", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Overall cap on ships returned. 0 = all found in the area.", "default": 0 }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max concurrent requests", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 12, "type": "integer", "description": "How many requests to run in parallel.", "default": 6 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Residential proxy recommended for reliable access.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```