

Class B AIS (Automatic Identification System) transponders are devices used in maritime communication and navigation to enhance the visibility and safety of vessels. AIS is an automated tracking system that allows ships to transmit and receive information about their identity, position, course, and speed to other nearby vessels, as well as to shore-based stations. Class B AIS transponders are typically used by smaller vessels that are not required to carry the more advanced Class A AIS transponders.
The global Class B AIS Transponders market size is projected to grow from US$ 21 million in 2023 to US$ 33 million in 2030; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2024 to 2030.
The “Class B AIS Transponders Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Class B AIS Transponders sales in 2023, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Class B AIS Transponders sales for 2024 through 2030. With Class B AIS Transponders sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Class B AIS Transponders industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Class B AIS Transponders landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Class B AIS Transponders portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Class B AIS Transponders market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Class B AIS Transponders and breaks down the forecast by Transmission Power, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Class B AIS Transponders.
Market Drivers: Mandatory Requirements for Specific Vessels: While not mandatory for all vessels like Class A AIS, Class B AIS transponders are required on certain types of vessels, especially those over a certain length or engaged in specific activities. Regulatory requirements can drive adoption in these cases.
Enhanced Collision Avoidance: Class B AIS transponders contribute to collision avoidance by providing real-time information about a vessel's identity, position, course, and speed. This is particularly crucial for smaller vessels operating in busy waterways where interactions with larger vessels are common.
Improved Situational Awareness: The use of Class B AIS transponders enhances situational awareness for both the vessel operator and nearby ships. This improved awareness is valuable for navigating through congested areas, understanding the movements of other vessels, and avoiding potential hazards.
Affordability and Cost-Effectiveness: Class B AIS transponders are generally more affordable than their Class A counterparts. The lower cost can be a significant driver for smaller vessels, making it more feasible for them to invest in AIS technology for safety and regulatory compliance.
Global Adoption Trends: As AIS technology becomes more widely adopted globally, vessel operators may choose Class B transponders to align with international standards, interoperability, and communication consistency in different maritime regions.
Market Restrictions: Not Suitable for All Vessels: Class B AIS transponders may not be suitable for all types of vessels, especially larger ships subject to SOLAS regulations, where Class A transponders are mandated. This limitation restricts the market to specific segments of the maritime industry.
Less Information Broadcast: Compared to Class A AIS, Class B transponders have limitations on the rate of information broadcast and the types of data transmitted. This reduced data capacity may be a restriction for certain applications that require more detailed information.
Competition with Emerging Technologies: The maritime industry is evolving with new technologies, including alternative vessel tracking solutions. The competition with emerging technologies, depending on their capabilities and cost-effectiveness, can impact the adoption of Class B AIS.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Class B AIS Transponders market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by transmission power
2 W
5 W
Segmentation by application
Recreational Vessels
Smaller Workboats
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
SRT Marine
Alltek Marine
Furuno
Navico
Garmin
Icom
Vesper Marine
Comnav Marine
True Heading
Transas Marine Limited (Wärtsilä)
Raymarine
Weatherdock AG
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Class B AIS Transponders market?
What factors are driving Class B AIS Transponders market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Class B AIS Transponders market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Class B AIS Transponders break out transmission power, application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Sales 2019-2030
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Class B AIS Transponders by Geographic Region, 2019, 2023 & 2030
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Class B AIS Transponders by Country/Region, 2019, 2023 & 2030
2.2 Class B AIS Transponders Segment by Transmission Power
2.2.1 2 W
2.2.2 5 W
2.3 Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Transmission Power
2.3.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Sales Market Share by Transmission Power (2019-2024)
2.3.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Revenue and Market Share by Transmission Power (2019-2024)
2.3.3 Global Class B AIS Transponders Sale Price by Transmission Power (2019-2024)
2.4 Class B AIS Transponders Segment by Application
2.4.1 Recreational Vessels
2.4.2 Smaller Workboats
2.4.3 Others
2.5 Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Sale Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
2.5.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Revenue and Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
2.5.3 Global Class B AIS Transponders Sale Price by Application (2019-2024)
3 Global Class B AIS Transponders by Company
3.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Sales by Company (2019-2024)
3.1.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Sales Market Share by Company (2019-2024)
3.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Revenue by Company (2019-2024)
3.2.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Revenue by Company (2019-2024)
3.2.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Revenue Market Share by Company (2019-2024)
3.3 Global Class B AIS Transponders Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Class B AIS Transponders Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Class B AIS Transponders Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Class B AIS Transponders Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2019-2024)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 World Historic Review for Class B AIS Transponders by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Class B AIS Transponders Market Size by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
4.1.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
4.1.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
4.2 World Historic Class B AIS Transponders Market Size by Country/Region (2019-2024)
4.2.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Sales by Country/Region (2019-2024)
4.2.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2019-2024)
4.3 Americas Class B AIS Transponders Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Class B AIS Transponders Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Class B AIS Transponders Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Class B AIS Transponders Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Country (2019-2024)
5.1.2 Americas Class B AIS Transponders Revenue by Country (2019-2024)
5.2 Americas Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Transmission Power
5.3 Americas Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Application
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Region (2019-2024)
6.1.2 APAC Class B AIS Transponders Revenue by Region (2019-2024)
6.2 APAC Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Transmission Power
6.3 APAC Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Application
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Class B AIS Transponders by Country
7.1.1 Europe Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Country (2019-2024)
7.1.2 Europe Class B AIS Transponders Revenue by Country (2019-2024)
7.2 Europe Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Transmission Power
7.3 Europe Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Application
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Class B AIS Transponders by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Country (2019-2024)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Class B AIS Transponders Revenue by Country (2019-2024)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Transmission Power
8.3 Middle East & Africa Class B AIS Transponders Sales by Application
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Class B AIS Transponders
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Class B AIS Transponders
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Class B AIS Transponders
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Class B AIS Transponders Distributors
11.3 Class B AIS Transponders Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Class B AIS Transponders by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Class B AIS Transponders Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
12.1.2 Global Class B AIS Transponders Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country
12.6 Global Class B AIS Transponders Forecast by Transmission Power
12.7 Global Class B AIS Transponders Forecast by Application
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 SRT Marine
13.1.1 SRT Marine Company Information
13.1.2 SRT Marine Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 SRT Marine Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.1.4 SRT Marine Main Business Overview
13.1.5 SRT Marine Latest Developments
13.2 Alltek Marine
13.2.1 Alltek Marine Company Information
13.2.2 Alltek Marine Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Alltek Marine Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.2.4 Alltek Marine Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Alltek Marine Latest Developments
13.3 Furuno
13.3.1 Furuno Company Information
13.3.2 Furuno Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Furuno Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.3.4 Furuno Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Furuno Latest Developments
13.4 Navico
13.4.1 Navico Company Information
13.4.2 Navico Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Navico Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.4.4 Navico Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Navico Latest Developments
13.5 Garmin
13.5.1 Garmin Company Information
13.5.2 Garmin Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Garmin Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.5.4 Garmin Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Garmin Latest Developments
13.6 Icom
13.6.1 Icom Company Information
13.6.2 Icom Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Icom Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.6.4 Icom Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Icom Latest Developments
13.7 Vesper Marine
13.7.1 Vesper Marine Company Information
13.7.2 Vesper Marine Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Vesper Marine Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.7.4 Vesper Marine Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Vesper Marine Latest Developments
13.8 Comnav Marine
13.8.1 Comnav Marine Company Information
13.8.2 Comnav Marine Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Comnav Marine Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.8.4 Comnav Marine Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Comnav Marine Latest Developments
13.9 True Heading
13.9.1 True Heading Company Information
13.9.2 True Heading Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 True Heading Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.9.4 True Heading Main Business Overview
13.9.5 True Heading Latest Developments
13.10 Transas Marine Limited (Wärtsilä)
13.10.1 Transas Marine Limited (Wärtsilä) Company Information
13.10.2 Transas Marine Limited (Wärtsilä) Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Transas Marine Limited (Wärtsilä) Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.10.4 Transas Marine Limited (Wärtsilä) Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Transas Marine Limited (Wärtsilä) Latest Developments
13.11 Raymarine
13.11.1 Raymarine Company Information
13.11.2 Raymarine Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Raymarine Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.11.4 Raymarine Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Raymarine Latest Developments
13.12 Weatherdock AG
13.12.1 Weatherdock AG Company Information
13.12.2 Weatherdock AG Class B AIS Transponders Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Weatherdock AG Class B AIS Transponders Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.12.4 Weatherdock AG Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Weatherdock AG Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.