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/
Brussels-based Kpler has announced its acquisition of Spire Maritime, a leading provider of satellite-powered vessel tracking data. This strategic acquisition aims to bolster Kpler’s position in the global trade intelligence…
https://gcaptain.com/kpler-acquires-spire-maritime-aiming-to-dominate-vessel-tracking/
Space-based data company Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) has launched what it describes as a dark shipping detection product to track vessels manipulating their position data in order to conceal nefarious…
https://gcaptain.com/spire-global-launches-dark-shipping-and-spoofing-detection/
Space-based data addresses port congestion, saves fuel for maritime vessels and streamlines today’s strained global supply chains Press Release – Today, Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or the “Company”),…
Analyzing past events and anticipating the impact of weather tomorrow Press Release –Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data and analytics, announced today…
Press Release – Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire”), a leading global provider of space-based data and analytics, announced today the launch of a new platform and a new analytics product for…
European Maritime Safety Agency has selected San Francisco-based satellite data analytics company Spire Global to provide the agency with global satellite automatic identification system (SAT-AIS) data in support its mission…
The largest multi-purpose satellite constellation announces new maritime leadership Press Release – Spire Global, a space powered data and analytics platform, today announced that Simon van den Dries has been…
Ships can’t hide from satellites. And with COVID sowing chaos along ocean trade lanes, having “eyes in the sky” is more valuable than ever.
Spire Global, founded in Silicon Valley in 2012, is a top provider of this technology. FreightWaves interviewed Spire Maritime General Manager Simon Van den Dries during the SpaceWaves virtual forum on Thursday.
According to Van den Dries, who is based in Luxembourg, Spire currently has 102 3.5-kilogram microsatellites in orbit. The microsatellites are...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-satellites-track-and-help-decipher-ocean-trade-with-video
Modern data analytics are making AIS data more relevant than ever before. The maritime space is undergoing a digital revolution, innovators worldwide are applying advanced analytics and data fusion to create solutions to specific business challenges for all maritime sub-sectors and satellite AIS...