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Posted by surprisetalk 1/7/2026

Shipmap.org(www.shipmap.org)
803 points | 119 commentspage 5
nickreese 1/7/2026|
Where would one get the dataset for this. This would be awesome to build in realtime.
sxv 1/7/2026||
An orthographic projection (globe) would be helpful to see e.g. new arctic routes.
henry_pulver 1/8/2026||
This is mesmerising!

Really well made and enjoyed the audio explanation.

It's a shame that it includes the now-mandatory discussion of how this shipping is actually bad because of carbon emissions. Seems to me the widespread availability of cheaper goods has been a great thing for humanity on balance!

jryio 1/7/2026||
Even at 1 hour ticks am I assuming that these are moving far too quickly?
scrumper 1/7/2026|
I thought that too but they're surprisingly fast. I tracked a dot across the Atlantic (US East Coast to UK) and it took around 4-5 days, which is about right.

There's a very nice effect where if you zoom in, time slows.

ChrisNorstrom 1/8/2026||
You don't always need background music during narration.
larodi 1/8/2026||
Doesn’t seem to work on mobile for me on ios18 and iphone12
mhh__ 1/7/2026||
There is a live version of this in the bloomberg terminal.
vjay15 1/8/2026||
amazing website and the voiceover was also really good!!
ainiriand 1/8/2026||
'...Some more than a quarter of a mile long...' Sorry this information is not for me, I cannot deal in those units, I have no clue how much that is.
voxleone 1/7/2026|
Container ships are the fastest!
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