Datalastic

What Datalastic does

Datalastic (legally Digital Lake s.r.o.) is a maritime data API provider founded in 2017, headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with servers in Munich, Germany. The company aggregates AIS (Automatic Identification System) signals from global terrestrial and satellite receivers via proprietary ETL pipelines, processing NMEA-encoded signals into structured databases covering 750,000+ vessels, 25,000+ ports, and 60,741+ dry dock records. Its core product is a REST API platform offering real-time vessel tracking, historical ship data, port information, vessel specifications, geographic zone monitoring, route calculations, and SAT-E position estimation for vessels beyond terrestrial AIS coverage.

The company operates an API-first, self-serve go-to-market model with no documented sales team — customers sign up, select a plan, and receive an API key within minutes. Pricing is credit-based and starts at approximately €99/month, with higher tiers reaching €599/month for premium add-ons including the Maritime Reports suite. One-time database downloads (€299 for vessel data, €179 for port data) provide a secondary revenue stream. The platform supports multiple programming languages (Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, Go, .Net) and is accessible through MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and VS Code GitHub Copilot. Datalastic serves 500+ customers globally, including enterprise logos such as Shell, Fugro, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, and DESMI, alongside developers, academic researchers, and maritime analytics platforms. The company is privately held, bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds, GDPR compliant, and holds no patents or regulatory licenses in the public record.

Name

Datalastic

Legal name

Digital Lake s.r.o.

Website

https://datalastic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Datalastic is a maritime data API provider founded in 2017 that aggregates global AIS signals into a platform serving 500+ shipping companies, developers, and researchers with real-time and historical vessel tracking, port data, and maritime reports via REST API and AI assistant integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Data API

NAICS

Navigational Services to Shipping (488330), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Ocean Container Visibility (Vessel, Container, Demurrage/Detention) (TLAEADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maritime EDI / API Connectivity & Messaging Networks (TLAHAOAE), Data Lake Platforms (HDAEABAC), Data Platforms & Modern Data Stack Services (Lakehouse, DW, MDM) (BPAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Maritime data API
• Vessel tracking
• AIS data services
• Ship database
• Maritime intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. API Subscription Plans: Monthly and annual subscription plans providing API access with a monthly credit allocation. Successful API calls consume credits from the allowance. Plans range from entry-level (20,000 credits/month) to unlimited high-volume access. Includes a 14-day free trial.
2. One-time Database Downloads (CSV/Excel): One-time purchase downloads of static maritime databases in CSV/Excel format. Full Vessel Database (€299) and Full Ports Database (€179). Purchasers receive access for an indefinite period.
3. Maritime Reports Add-Ons Subscription: Monthly subscription (€399/month after 1-week trial at €29) for multiple maritime report APIs including: Dry Dock Dates, Ship Casualty, Ship Inspections, Maritime Companies, Sales/Purchase/Demolitions, Ship Ownership, Vessel Engines, Classification Society reports. Reset monthly, cancel anytime.
4. Maritime Reports with Dry Dock Add-On: Starter plan plus add-ons including all report APIs, Route Tracking API, and SAT-E Tracking API. Priced at €599/month after 14-day trial at €10.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Datalastic provides a REST API platform delivering real-time and historical maritime AIS (Automatic Identification System) data on vessels, ports, and maritime reports. The platform aggregates data from global terrestrial and satellite AIS receivers into proprietary databases covering 750,000+ vessels and 25,000+ ports, sold via credit-based monthly subscriptions and one-time CSV/Excel database downloads. The offering extends to an MCP server enabling natural-language vessel data queries via AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code Copilot).

Product overview

Datalastic is a maritime data company providing a comprehensive API platform for vessel tracking and AIS data. The core offering consists of REST APIs for real-time and historical ship tracking, including Live Ships API with ETA, Marine Ships Traffic API, Maritime Ports Data API, Vessel Specs data API, and Historical Ship Data API. Add-on modules extend the platform with specialized maritime reports including Dry Dock Dates, Route Tracking, SAT-E Tracking, Maritime Companies, Vessel Ownership, Inspections & Detentions, Ship Demolitions, Ship Casualties, Vessel Engine Data, and Classification Societies reports. Static and dynamic maritime databases are also available as downloadable CSV files. The platform connects to AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code/GitHub Copilot) via Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Ships API with ETA Provides real-time vessel location data including latitude/longitude, speed, course, heading, navigational status, destination, and ETA via REST API. Supports bulk requests of up to 100 vessels in a single API call for fleet monitoring.
• Marine Ships Traffic API Enables monitoring of a user-defined geographic area and retrieval of all ships within that defined zone via REST API for zone-based traffic monitoring.
• Maritime Ports Data API Provides global maritime ports data including port names, codes, types, location coordinates, and timezone information via REST API.
• Vessel Specs Data API Provides static vessel data including vessel type, carrying capacity, DWT, MMSI, IMO, country of registration, and year built via REST API or CSV/Excel download.
• Historical Ship Data API Provides access to historical vessel location, status, and destination data via REST API for analysis, trend identification, and historical movement tracking.
• Dry Dock Dates Data API Provides vessel dry dock schedules, survey dates, IOPP expiration dates, and technical manager contact information (name, email, phone, address, LinkedIn, website) for over 60,741 vessel dry dock records. Available via API or CSV download.
• Route Tracking API Calculates route distance between two points (coordinates or ports) for maritime route planning, including routes to offshore rigs.
• SAT-E Tracking API Calculates estimated vessel position based on last known position, destination port, and ETA when vessels are beyond terrestrial AIS coverage range.
• Maritime Companies Report & API Provides data on maritime companies including shipping corporations, cruise lines, logistics providers, and port operators via API.
• Vessel Ownership Report & API Provides vessel ownership data including registered owner, beneficial owner, and ship owner contact information via API.
• Inspections & Detention Report & API Provides vessel inspection records and detention data via API to help prevent ship detentions and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ship Demolitions Data Report & API Tracks vessel sale, purchase, and demolition transactions in the maritime industry via API.
• Ship Casualties Data Report & API Provides data on ship casualties including collisions, groundings, fires, and machinery failures via API for safety analysis.
• Vessel Engine Data Report & API Provides vessel engine performance data including specifications and efficiency metrics via API.
• Classification Societies Report & API Provides classification society data ensuring vessels comply with international safety standards via API.
• Full Vessel Database CSV One-time download of global static vessel database in CSV/Excel format including MMSI, IMO, vessel name, carriage capacity, and more. Priced at €299 for perpetual access.
• Full Ports Database CSV One-time download of global maritime ports database in CSV format including port names, codes, types, locations, and timezone. Priced at €179 for perpetual access.
• Datalastic MCP Server for AI Assistants Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables connection to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and VS Code GitHub Copilot. Allows users to query AIS vessel data in plain language through AI assistants with authentication handled via Datalastic account login.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% server uptime — Datalastic advertises encrypted servers in Munich, Germany with 99.99% uptime reliability.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Anthropic (Claude)coreTechnology or IntegrationDatalastic operates a verified MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector listed in Claude's official connector directory. Through this integration, Claude users can access Datalastic's AIS vessel tracking data directly via natural language queries. Authentication is handled through Datalastic account login without exposing API keys to the AI assistant.
• OpenAI (ChatGPT)coreTechnology or IntegrationDatalastic provides an MCP server for ChatGPT via the connectors feature with developer mode enabled. Users can connect their Datalastic account to ChatGPT and query vessel data, track ships, and access port information through conversational AI.
• AIS Data Providers (Terrestrial and Satellite)coreTechnology or IntegrationDatalastic sources AIS data from global terrestrial AIS receivers and satellite AIS providers. Sailors equip vessels with AIS transponders that transmit NMEA-encoded signals to these receiver networks, which Datalastic then aggregates via ETL pipelines into its proprietary databases.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• MarineTraffic: MarineTraffic operates the largest crowdsourced AIS-receiver network and sells vessel tracking API and historical data services globally. Most directly comparable competitor to Datalastic in vessel position, port, and static data APIs.
• VesselFinder: VesselFinder provides real-time and historical vessel tracking, port calls, and AIS data via web and API. Competes head-to-head with Datalastic in the developer/API segment of maritime intelligence.
• FleetMon: FleetMon offers AIS-based vessel tracking, port calls, and an API for ship movements. Closely comparable product set, customer profile, and self-serve PLG orientation to Datalastic.
• Pole Star Space Applications: Pole Star offers PurpleTRAC and GlobalMDA for vessel tracking, sanctions/regulatory compliance, and long-range identification. Direct overlap with Datalastic's tracking and compliance-oriented reports.
• AISHub: AISHub aggregates AIS data from a global network of volunteer-operated receivers and shares feeds freely with developers. Represents the open/free benchmark against which Datalastic's paid tier must justify its pricing.

Broad incumbents

• Spire Maritime: Spire operates a proprietary satellite constellation capturing AIS data globally and offers vessel tracking, weather routing, and maritime analytics APIs. Larger, well-capitalized incumbent with primary (satellite) data ownership rather than aggregation.
• Kpler: Kpler provides maritime intelligence combining AIS, satellite, and proprietary cargo tracking for commodities traders and shipping analysts. Comparable data layer (vessel positions, ownership, port calls) wrapped in higher-value analytics products.
• Lloyd's List Intelligence: Lloyd's List Intelligence (Informa) provides vessel ownership, sanctions, and movement data to maritime professionals for over 300 years. Comparable ownership and inspections datasets to Datalastic's reports add-ons, at enterprise price points.

Emerging players

• Windward: Windward applies AI to AIS and maritime data for behavioral analytics, sanctions screening, and predictive ETA — serving shipping, finance, and government. Comparable data inputs and customer overlap, with stronger analytics layer.
• Veson Nautical: Veson Nautical provides voyage management, freight analytics, and AIS-integrated commercial shipping software. Comparable AIS data layer, but wrapped inside maritime workflow products rather than standalone API.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/datalastic
• Facebookfacebook.com/Datalastic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datalastic
• Instagraminstagram.com/datalastic
• Xx.com/datalastic

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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