Trimtab AIS — US port & trade data

Live ships at 8 US container gateways + US Census port trade by country and commodity.

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What it can do

  • Gateway Conditions: Get live port conditions at the 8 major US container gateways (LA/Long Beach, NY-NJ, Savannah, Houston, Charleston, Norfolk, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma): which ships are at berth and
  • Vessel Status: Track the live status of a ship by name (partial ok) or MMSI: current position, physical state (underway / anchored / moored — detected from movement physics, not the crew-set flag), ga
  • Has Vessel Berthed: Check whether a ship has physically berthed (moored) at a US container gateway within a lookback window — arrival truth independent of carrier milestone codes. Returns each berthin

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Live ships at 8 US container gateways + US Census port trade by country and commodity. Free, no API key required.

How to connect

How to connect Trimtab AIS — US port & trade data to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://trimtab-ais--mrigank86.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Trimtab AIS — US port & trade data to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://trimtab-ais--mrigank86.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Trimtab AIS — US port & trade data to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://trimtab-ais--mrigank86.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (9)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

gateway_conditionsGet live port conditions at the 8 major US container gateways (LA/Long Beach, NY-NJ, Savannah, Houston, Charleston, Norfolk, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma): which ships are at berth and at anchor right now, by vessel class, with container-terminal detail. Own-recorded terrestrial AIS, refreshed continuously. No API key required.
vessel_statusTrack the live status of a ship by name (partial ok) or MMSI: current position, physical state (underway / anchored / moored — detected from movement physics, not the crew-set flag), gateway zone, terminal if berthed, speed and declared destination, at US container gateways. No API key required.
has_vessel_berthedCheck whether a ship has physically berthed (moored) at a US container gateway within a lookback window — arrival truth independent of carrier milestone codes. Returns each berthing event with timestamps and terminal when known. No API key required.
recent_eventsList recent observed vessel events at US container gateways — arrivals, anchorings, berthings, departures (ZONE_ENTER/LEAVE, ANCHOR_START/END, BERTH_START/END, DEPARTED) — with timestamps, from own-recorded live AIS. No API key required.
list_instrumentsList every Trimtab US Trade Ledger instrument and data series: US Census port-level trade (imports and exports by US port, partner country, commodity), live AIS vessel observation, ETA reliability. Each series carries a provenance grade (observed / reported / modelled) and its trust state. Start here. No API key required.
describe_seriesDescribe one data series in full: what it measures, unit, source and method, citation string, temporal coverage, and current trust state. Series span US port trade (Census-recorded) and ship observations (AIS). No API key required.
query_seriesFetch the data of a series — monthly US port trade by country and commodity, vessel events, ETA reliability — as periods and values. Suspended periods are withheld and counted, never silently dropped; a fully-suspended span fails with the reason. Free, CC BY 4.0. No API key required.
check_agreementCompare independent instruments against each other — US Census customs records vs live AIS observation of the same gateways. Where they disagree, one is wrong. Returns the recorded checks touching a series, their latest results, and any resulting suspension. No API key required.
search_seriesSearch all US trade and shipping series by plain-language terms (e.g. "imports from india", "houston", "vessel arrivals") across names, descriptions, instruments and units. No API key required.