Kpler to acquire maritime business from Spire Global for $241m.

Kpler, a data and analytics platform for trade intelligence, agreed to acquire maritime business from Spire Global, a space-to-cloud data and analytics company, for $241m. “This move further focuses Spire on our core mission: helping humanity tackle climate change and global security challenges — two of the macrotrends driving the space economy. We are now even better equipped with the resources, technology and experience to serve governments and commercial clients to fulfill their missions, whether through our advanced data solutions or empowering them with our sophisticated space services offering," Peter Platzer, Spire CEO.