The following table contains a list of events that get recorded in the MarineTraffic database. They are used:
to produce the corresponding Notifications
to trigger responses for Vessel Events
EVENT_ID | EVENT_NAME | EVENT_DESCRIPTION | EVENT_AVAILABILITY |
1 | FIRST_DAILY_POS | First daily position of the vessel (midnight report). | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
2 | INTERMEDIATE_DAILY_POS | Intermediate daily position of the vessel (noon report). | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
3 | IN_RANGE | The vessel re-appeared within the range of the MarineTraffic Network after being out of range for more than two hours. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
4 | OUT_OF_RANGE | There is no recorded position for the vessel by the MarineTraffic Network for more than one hour. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
5 | STOPPED | The vessel, previously moving, moves at a speed less than 0.5 knots (the event is not triggered while the ship is in port or anchorage). | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
6 | UNDERWAY | The vessel, previously stopped, moves at a speed over 3.5 knots (the event is not triggered while the ship is in port or anchorage) | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
7 | COURSE_CHANGED | The vessel has changed course according to AIS transmissions. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
9 | DRIFTING | Based on vessel's speed and heading, MarineTraffic suggests that a vessel is Drifting or it is not under command. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
10 | AIS_OFF | The vessel’s AIS signal cannot be detected, although the vessel is sailing within an area covered by MarineTraffic. The AIS transponder may have been switched-off or the AIS transmission is weak. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
11 | NAME_CHANGED | The vessel has changed name according to AIS transmissions. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
12 | FLAG_CHANGED | The vessel has changed flag according to AIS transmissions. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
13 | DESTINATION_CHANGED | The vessel has changed destination according to AIS transmissions. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
14 | DRAUGHT_CHANGED | The vessel has changed draught according to AIS transmissions. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
15 | ETA_CHANGED | The vessel has changed Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) according to AIS transmissions. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
16 | STATUS_CHANGED | The vessel has changed Navigational Status according to AIS transmissions. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
17 | SHIP_HIGH_WIND | According to wind forecasts the vessel is sailing in a windy area (the wind speed is over 30 knots) | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
18 | PHOTO_UPLOADED | A new photo of the vessel has been uploaded to the MarineTraffic Photo Gallery. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
19 | PROXIMITY_VESSEL_START | The distance between the vessel and another vessel is less than 2 times the length of the longer vessel. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
20 | TIMEZONE_CHANGED | The vessel has moved to an area with a new time-zone. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
21 | STS_START | Two vessels are very close and moving together (similar speeds and courses) | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
22 | STS_END | Indicates the conclusion of a Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfer operation, where two vessels that were previously moving together have separated | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
23 | BUNKERING_START | Marks the commencement of a bunkering operation, where a vessel begins receiving fuel from a bunkering barge. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
24 | BUNKERING_END | Denotes the completion of a bunkering operation, indicating that the fuel transfer has ended. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
27 | FIRST_POSITION | Represents the first recorded AIS position of a vessel in the MarineTraffic system. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
28 | SHIP_LOST | The vessel has been lost from tracking (no AIS signal for an extended period). | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
29 | AIS_ON | Triggered when a vessel’s AIS transponder is turned on or resumes transmitting signals. | API Vessel Events |
30 | SPEED_BELOW_MIN | Get notified when a vessel's speed drops below a defined minimum limit and, also, when it returns above this limit. | Notifications |
31 | SPEED_ABOVE_MIN | Get notified when a vessel's speed drops below a defined minimum limit and, also, when it returns above this limit. | Notifications |
32 | SPEED_ABOVE_MAX | Get notified when a vessel's speed exceeds a defined maximum limit and, also, when it returns below this limit. | Notifications |
33 | SPEED_BELOW_MAX | Get notified when a vessel's speed exceeds a defined maximum limit and, also, when it returns below this limit. | Notifications |
34 | PROXIMITY_VESSEL_END | Indicates that two vessels, previously in close proximity (less than twice the length of the longer vessel), have moved apart beyond this range. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
35 | PROXIMITY_PILOT_OUT | Triggered when a pilot vessel moves away from the vessel it was assisting, indicating the end of pilotage services. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
36 | PROXIMITY_PILOT_IN | Triggered when a pilot vessel approaches a vessel to provide pilotage services. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
37 | PROXIMITY_PILOT | Indicates that a pilot vessel is in close proximity to another vessel, typically during pilotage operations. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
38 | PROXIMITY_TUG_START | Marks the beginning of tug assistance, where a tugboat starts manoeuvring operations with another vessel. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
39 | PROXIMITY_TUG_END | Denotes the end of tug assistance, indicating that the tugboat has completed its manoeuvring operations with the vessel. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
40 | SPEED_AVG_BELOW_MIN | The vessel’s average speed has dropped below the defined minimum threshold | Notifications |
41 | SPEED_AVG_ABOVE_MIN | The vessel’s average speed has exceeded the defined minimum threshold. | Notifications |
42 | TEMP_BELOW_FROST | The vessel is operating in an area where the temperature is below freezing point. | Notifications |
43 | TEMP_ABOVE_FROST | The vessel is operating in an area where the temperature is above freezing point. | Notifications
|
44 | ARRIVAL_DELAY_RISK
| MarineTraffic has identified a risk of the vessel arriving later than its reported ETA based on its current position and speed.
| Notifications |
45 | ARRIVAL_DELAY_RISK_WITHDRAWN
| MarineTraffic has withdrawn a previously raised arrival delay risk notification as the vessel is no longer expected to arrive late.
| Notifications |
46 | MANOEUVRING
| The vessel is performing manoeuvring operations based on sudden changes in course, speed or heading.
| Notifications / API Vessel Events
|
47 | WAITING_OPL
| The vessel has stopped near a port’s outer perimeter (Waiting Outside Port Limits – OPL).
| Notifications / API Vessel Events
|
48 | WAITING_OPL_END
| The vessel is no longer waiting outside port limits and has resumed movement or entered the port area.
| Notifications / API Vessel Events
|
49 | ANCHOR_DRAG
| MarineTraffic suggests that the vessel’s anchor may be dragging, based on unexpected movement while at anchor.
| Notifications / API Vessel Events
|
50 | COLLISION_RISK
| Two vessels are on a potential collision course based on their current headings and proximity.
| Notifications / API Vessel Events
|
53 | IN_GLOBAL_RANGE
| The vessel has entered a region covered by MarineTraffic’s global AIS network after being out of range for more than 3 hours.
| Notifications / API Vessel Events
|
54 | OUT_OF_GLOBAL_RANGE
| No position recorder for the vessel by the MarineTraffic's global AIS Network for more than 3 hours.
| Notifications
|
100 | ARRIVAL | The vessel has arrived at a port. | Notifications |
101 | DEPARTURE | The vessel has departed from a port. | Notifications |
102 | PROXIMITY_PORT | Vessel's distance from Port is less than a certain value. Repeat at specified distance intervals until arrival. | Notifications |
103 | ETA | The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) of the vessel according to the AIS transmissions. | Notifications |
104 | ETA_AREA | ETA to custom user-defined shape.
First notification X hours before, Repeat every N minutes | Notifications |
105 | ARRIVAL_ESTIMATED | Vessel(s) Arrivals to Port(s). Notifications will be generated for a specific pair of Vessel + Port or for a specific Vessel arriving at any Port (Port left empty) or for any Vessel arriving at a specific Port (Vessel left empty). | Notifications |
106 | DEPARTURE_ESTIMATED | Vessel(s) departures from Port(s). Notifications will be generated for a specific pair of Vessel + Port or for a specific Vessel departing from any Port (Port left empty) or for any Vessel departing from a specific Port (Vessel left empty) | Notifications |
107 | DOCKED | The vessel has docked to a Port Berth/Terminal. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
108 | UNDOCKED | The vessel has undocked from a Port Berth/Terminal. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
109 | ENTERED_AREA | The vessel has sailed into a standard or custom area**. | Notifications |
110 | LEFT_AREA | The vessel has left a standard or custom area**. | Notifications |
111 | CROSSED_AREA | The vessel has crossed a standard or custom area**. | Notifications |
112 | CROSSED_STRAIT | The vessel has crossed a common strait or passage. | Notifications / API Vessel Events |
113 | ENTERED_ECA | The vessel has entered an Emission Control Area (ECA Zone). | Notifications |
114 | LEFT_ECA | The vessel has left an Emission Control Area (ECA Zone). | Notifications |
115 | ENTERED_AREA | Arrival to a custom user-defined shape or to a standard predefined area | Notifications |
116 | LEFT_AREA | Departure from a custom user-defined shape or from a standard predefined area | Notifications |
117 | ENTERED_SAFETYNET_AREA
| Arrival to a safety net zone.
| Notifications
|
118 | LEFT_SAFETYNET_AREA
| Departure from a safety net zone.
| Notifications
|
150 | COMMODITY_ARRIVAL | Indicates the arrival of a vessel carrying a specified commodity (e.g., vehicles) at its destination port. | Notifications |
151 | COMMODITY_DEPARTURE | Indicates the departure of a vessel carrying a specified commodity (e.g., vehicles) from its origin port. | Notifications |
200 | STATION_OFFLINE | An AIS receiving station has gone offline. | Notifications |
201 | STATION_ONLINE | An AIS receiving station has come online. | Notifications |
202 | STATION_REQUEST_RECEIVED | Acknowledges the receipt of a user’s request to establish an AIS receiving station, confirming that MarineTraffic has received the submission. | Notifications |
203 | STATION_NEW_ONLINE | Denotes that a newly installed AIS receiving station has successfully come online and is transmitting data to the MarineTraffic network. | Notifications |
204 | STATION_MONTHLY | Represents the generation and dispatch of a monthly performance report to AIS station operators, summarizing their station’s activity and statistics over the past month. | Notifications |
* Areas include both Standard Commercial Areas and/or user-created Custom Areas.