Connor Helm

ship nerd working sales at MarineTraffic - Maritime Academy Grad - Logistics and Freight forwarding professional - Philadelphia sports - all opinions are my own

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Oooh boy! Crew member shared a picture of the ONE Apus following reports of an estimated 1900 container lost or damaged. This could be the worst liner shipping disaster outside of total loss of vessel!

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Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) , @MarineTraffic power user and late night host, is officially coming for my job.

Not going to lie I had to do a double take to make sure this was not AI. Turns out Stephen is actually a ship nerd just like us!

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@mercoglianos @MarineTraffic If it’s good enough for Sal and Stephen Colbert it’s good enough for anyone!

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@MikeSchuler @johnkonrad I can help you with this. @MarineTraffic

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No better way to monitor the situation than by using @MarineTraffic’s industry leading satellite AIS network! Reach out if you’re interested in our Enterprise license which gives you full access to our low latency network.

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Strait of Hormuz traffic drops sharply amid regional escalation

Vessel activity in the Strait of Hormuz has shifted materially following recent US strikes on Iran and the subsequent regional escalation. According to real-time traffic analysis, transits through the chokepoint fell by approximately 70% after 16:00 UTC on 28 February, compared with levels 12 hours earlier.

#MarineTraffic playback shows visible behavioural changes across the region over the past three days, including U-turns, idling, reduced speeds, and last-minute diversions, particularly after maritime security warnings were issued. Watch the playback of vessel activity in the Strait of Hormuz over the past three days.

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@StateDept @grok what visa types are impacted?

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The spikes in 2013 and 2020 are attributed to the sinking of MOL Comfort (2013) and the large at-sea container collapse of the ONE APUS (2020).

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With the pictures of ZIM Mississippi's container collapse at the Port of Long Beach circulating on social media this morning, it's a good time to share some statistics on containers lost overboard from the World Shipping Council.

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Notably, the 576 containers lost at sea in 2024 represent just 0.0002% of all containers transported.

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In 2024, there was a 160% increase in containers lost overboard reported year-over-year. This increase can be attributed to the 191% surge in transits around the Cape of Good Hope, as vessels continue to reroute away from the BAM Strait due to the threat of Houthi attacks.

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@typesfast 😅

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Attending grad school directly after college especially at the same college is a terrible idea and a total cash grab by colleges. (Unless required for your degree)

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@thesamparr Wildwood, NJ has a program to bring in Europeans to work summer jobs on/off the boardwalk. Every time this tweet makes the rounds I think of the Lithuanian I worked with who let me use his ID to get into my first bar on European night. I was 16 and not European lolll.

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I have never met a Pakistan exporter who didn’t tell me they know everyone and have the best rates.

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.@MarineTraffic’s platform and data serve numerous commercial use cases, but its hobbyist features are pretty sweet too! Caught the NYC 4th of July fireworks while ship spotting on the Hudson River using real-time augmented reality.

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@MarineTraffic’s platform and data serve numerous commercial use cases, but its hobbyist features are pretty sweet too! Caught the NYC 4th of July fireworks while ship spotting on the Hudson River using real-time augmented reality.

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Peak level of corporate slop coming out of midtown this afternoon. Deal fuel!

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Reports of the Strait of Hormuz being closed and/or ships avoiding it since Israel’s attack on Iran are simply false. Here is a screenshot from MarineTraffic’s enterprise platform.

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Time to upgrade to MarineTraffic!