Hello everybody,
For one of my Ph.D. research papers, I'm looking for statistical periodical (annual and monthly 2012-2020) datasets of port statistics: number of ships, average waiting time, type of ship, etc. The idea behind my research is to develop a correlation method for assessing shipping activity in port areas using satellite data at night. More than 600 medium and large ports were selected for this study. I will share with you some thoughts - perhaps it is possible to estimate the parameters of navigation in a near real-time mode (number of vessels, types, etc.) without using AIS data, radar data, etc.
Thank you for your cooperation and your input.
Semion Polinov
Here are US resources data for port statistics:
https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/uscg-marpol-servicing-facilities
Hi Semion !
I found this about transportations in Europe, there is a section for maritime stuff maybe it helps !
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/transport/data/database
Cheers :)
There's a variety of data here for the US, North America, and the western hemisphere:
https://www.aapa-ports.org/unifying/content.aspx?ItemNumber=21048
There are marine exchanges by port/region in the US that have detailed data. For example:
https://mxsocal.org/mx-reporting/
Other resources for the US:
https://www.bts.gov/ports
https://www.maritime.dot.gov/data-reports
https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/about/technical-centers/wcsc-waterborne-commerce-statistics-center/
Global Fishing Watch is trying to monitor vessel activity associated with the fishing industry and uses AIS, but also other data including satellite data:
https://globalfishingwatch.org
They are employing various techniques to identify dark vessels.
This article focuses on optical satellite data:
Article Vessel detection and classification from spaceborne optical ...
but it notes SAR, too. More SAR systems are coming online to provide increased coverage/resolution.
Cheers.
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