#maritime-exploration
11 episodes
#5583: The Last Lighthouse Keepers: Life at the Edge of the Sea
Before automation, someone had to trim the wick, crank the clockwork, and keep the light burning through the storm. What was that job really like?
#5566: Venice: The City That Was a Supply Chain
Venice wasn't romantic — it was a logistics problem with a paint job. How a lagoon empire survived 1,100 years.
#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.