AIS
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Similar to plane signals, the AIS safety system allows vessels to broadcast their details, positions and destination to ports and other vessels.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
On Monday, Panama-flagged cargo ship Guan Yuan Fu Xing was the latest to make it safely through the Strait of Hormuz, two days after changing its destination to "CHINA OWNER" via its AIS transponder.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
That is the result of gaps created in a ship’s voyage when the AIS is switched off, or when the crew spoof a vessel’s location.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
The ship's AIS tracking system, which uses transponders to continuously broadcast its location, is re-programmed to imitate the previous vessel.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
The Coast Guard has continued to trail the ship into the Eastern Atlantic, where it is now sailing about 300 miles south of Iceland toward the North Sea, according to AIS positioning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
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