LSEG Vessel Tracking API delivers a comprehensive view of global vessel activity, enabling you to monitor movements, anticipate supply chain disruptions and gain deeper insight into seaborne trade. By combining AIS signals from terrestrial, satellite and roaming sources with LSEG’s proprietary validation models, the service provides a consistent, trusted view of vessel positions worldwide.
Integrate high-quality maritime data directly into your systems to support trading, analytics, operations and compliance use cases with a reliable, up-to-date picture of global shipping activity.
Why choose LSEG Vessel Tracking API
Track global vessel movements in near real time
Access the latest known vessel positions across key shipping routes, ports and open ocean locations, with frequent updates to maintain an accurate operational picture.
Integrate data directly into your workflows
Use a flexible REST API to query vessels by IMO or asset RIC and deliver data into trading platforms, analytics tools and internal systems.
Work with trusted, validated AIS data
Benefit from LSEG’s proprietary validation processes, which standardise data, reconcile multiple sources and flag inconsistent or anomalous signals.
Ensure consistency across desktop and enterprise
Leverage the same underlying maritime dataset used in LSEG Workspace and shipping analytics solutions.
Features and benefits
Access powerful maritime intelligence
Monitor where vessels are, where they are headed and how they are moving to build a clear, global view of shipping activity.
Make decisions with confidence
Use validated vessel tracking data to reduce noise, improve data quality and support more reliable analysis and decision-making.
Enhance trading and analytics workflows
Gain better visibility into commodity flows and seaborne supply to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
Improve operational efficiency
Track vessel movements and activity to support routing, scheduling and port operations.
Strengthen risk and compliance monitoring
Identify unusual or suspicious vessel behaviour using validated AIS data to support due diligence and sanctions workflows.
Accessing the data
LSEG Vessel Tracking API is available via a high-performance REST interface, with data delivered in standard formats to support integration across a wide range of technical environments.
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