Kpler becomes a Whale Guardian

Kpler is a global leader in maritime and trade intelligence, tracking the movement of the world’s merchant fleet through AIS data, satellite imagery, and proprietary analytics. Every day, our platform processes more than 1.5 billion AIS messages, giving us one of the most complete pictures available of where ships are, where they are heading, and how traffic patterns shift over time and across seasons.

That same visibility is exactly what whale conservation needs. Many of the world’s busiest shipping lanes run directly through coastal waters where whales feed and migrate, and the risk of ship strikes rises and falls with the seasons. Reducing that risk starts with a clear, reliable view of vessel movement, which is where Kpler’s data can help.

By providing Whale Guardians with AIS data across key shipping corridors, we support their work analysing vessel traffic against whale sighting and migration data, and developing seasonal routing recommendations that help ships give whales a wider berth at the times and in the places it matters most.

Kpler supports Whale Guardians because we believe maritime data should serve more than commercial and regulatory purposes. It should also help protect the ocean the shipping industry depends on. We are proud to support Whale Guardians’ mission and look forward to seeing our data put to work for safer seas, for ships and whales alike.