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Kpler’s Spire Acquisition Sparks Antitrust Concerns in AIS Ship Tracking

French maritime data analytics platform Kpler wants to buy ship tracking company Spire Maritime, whose satellite data is a vital resource for oil traders and shipping companies, but some Spire customers fear Kpler will cut them off and have raised antitrust concerns to U.S. authorities, sources...

https://gcaptain.com/kplers-spire-acquisition-sparks-antitrust-concerns-in-ais-ship-tracking/

Kpler acquires Spire Maritime

Kpler, a data and analytics platform for trade intelligence, has announced the acquisition of Spire Maritime, a provider of satellite-powered data for real-time global vessel tracking.

This move aims to expand Kpler’s maritime coverage, offering insights into vessel movements and shipping logistics worldwide. By integrating Spire Maritime’s advanced technology and AIS data feed, Kpler said it will broaden its data reach, providing clients with comprehensive visibility across open oceans.

“By...

https://container-news.com/kpler-acquires-spire-maritime/

Kpler secures double acquisition of MarineTraffic and FleetMon

Kpler, a provider of commodities data, analytics, and market insight, has announced a double acquisition, taking over MarineTraffic and FleetMon, two providers of global ship-tracking data and maritime analytics.

The deal follows an earlier acquisition of FleetMon by MarineTraffic, resulting in a coordinated double acquisition for Kpler in the maritime analytics space.

Both Athens-based MarineTraffic and Rostock-based FleetMon have been founded in 2007.

“We believe the time has come to marry...

https://container-news.com/kpler-secures-double-acquisition-of-marinetraffic-and-fleetmon/

7 LNG Tankers To Skirt Suez Canal Following Containership Block

  • Ever Given owner: Aim to refloat the container ship by the night of March 27 local time
  • LNG tankers, container ships diverted; Saturday (March 27) high-tide awaited: brokers
  • Refined product cargoes from Persian Gulf to Europe seen delayed by up to a week

According to data intelligence firm Kpler, Seven liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are being diverted away from the Suez Canal after traffic was suspended through the key waterway where a large container ship has been stuck since Tuesday,...

https://mfame.guru/7-lng-tankers-to-skirt-suez-canal-following-containership-block/

66 Vessels, 5.7MT Coal, 1000 Seafarers Stranded by China Ban

  • The 5.7 million tons of coal is worth more than $500 million.
  • An estimated 1,000 seafarers are manning the bulk carriers.
  • A total of 66 vessels loaded with Australian coal are positioned in Chinese waters.
  • Kpler identified 53 vessels holding Australian coal waiting about four weeks or longer to discharge at Chinese ports.
  • Thirty-nine of the ships are carrying about 4.1 million tonnes of metallurgical coal.

More than $500 million worth of Australian coal is on ships anchored off Chinese ports,...

https://mfame.guru/66-vessels-5-7mt-coal-1000-seafarers-stranded-by-china-ban/

65% of China’s Onshore Storage Propels Port Congestion and Spot Rates

  • Port congestion is on the rise and even though floating storage is off its peak, there’s a long, long way to go before all those cargoes are unloaded.
  • On the tanker-supply side of the equation, surging congestion in China is offsetting declines in floating storage.
  • The more the global tanker fleet suffers supply chain logjams and storage cargoes remain on board, the less ships are available for spot deals. That’s a plus for spot rates.
  • The caveat is that demand for fresh voyages will fall as “s...

https://mfame.guru/65-of-chinas-onshore-storage-propels-port-congestion-and-spot-rates/