#maritime-exploration
9 episodes
#5213: Who Tracks the Ships? Inside Maritime Intelligence
AIS data, dark vessels, and the quiet organizations—UKMTO, IMB, Windward—that watch the world's shipping.
#5197: Flags of Convenience: Ships, Planes, and Olive Oil
A Maltese-registered Arkia plane and Tunisian olive oil at Osher Ad turn out to share one mechanism: the legal costume of nationality.
#5196: How Shadow Fleet Tankers Get Caught
Transponder gaps, paired blackouts, and satellite fingerprinting — how analysts actually catch sanctioned oil moving at sea.
#4405: How a Tiny Country Runs a Global Shipping Line
How ZIM became Israel's maritime lifeline — and why a German shipping giant is now trying to buy it.
#2990: How 20 People Run a 400-Meter Container Ship
Twenty-four thousand containers, twenty crew members. How does global trade actually work at sea?
#2913: Hitching a Ride on a Cargo Ship: The Truth
The internet myth vs. the reality of booking passage on a commercial cargo vessel — it's slow, expensive, and vanishing.
#2389: How UKMTO Tracks Maritime Threats in Real Time
The Royal Navy's UKMTO has become the go-to source for real-time maritime incident reports—here's how it works amid rising Red Sea tensions.
#2340: How AI Models Track a Ship Seizure’s Ripple Effects
When the US seized an Iranian cargo ship, three AI models reshuffled their predictions overnight. Here’s what they saw—and where they disagreed.
#685: The Pulse of the Deep: Life in the Middle of the Ocean
Is the open sea a glassy mirror or a chaotic storm? Herman and Corn dive into the science of swells, fetch, and the ocean’s constant pulse.