Although Spire is probably already a high flying scaleup it was not so log ago that it was an aspiring startup. What changed? Probably there is no better proof that data is the new oil and how it is being used to transform the maritime market.
A simple question, “where’s my ship?” was unanswered for such a long time. Although AIS has shed some light on it it was only partial. But now, this fundamental question is providing valuable answers to all kinds of stakeholders, owners, operators, charterers, insurers.
Here’s a more detailed view of the recent innovations by Spire
https://spire.com/blog/maritime/how-maritime-data-builds-efficiencies/