Search ports

GET/v1/ports/searchfree

Find ports by name, UN/LOCODE or English name, ranked by traffic. Or the nearest ports to a position with near.

Parameters

Name	Description
`q` string	Name or code.
`near` lat,lon	Instead of q: the three nearest ports.
`limit` integer	1 to 12. Default 8.

curl "https://gangwayais.com/v1/ports/search?q=Dunkerque" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GANGWAY_KEY"

{
  "ports": [
    {
      "code": "FRDKK",
      "name": "Dunkerque",
      "country": "FR",
      "lat": 51.05,
      "lon": 2.37,
      "ships": 42,
      "major": true
    }
  ],
  "attribution": {
    "barentswatch": "Gangway AIS (https://gangway.app). Data delivered by BarentsWatch. Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data (NLOD) distributed by the Norwegian Coastal Administration."
  },
  "notice": "Not for navigation. AIS data can be missing, delayed or wrong. Never use it for navigation, collision avoidance, search and rescue or any safety-of-life decision."
}