Despite Iran's Attacks, Gulf Oil Exports Exceed Prewar Levels(maritime-executive.com)
14 points by gumby | 6 comments
Maritime Executive report saying Gulf oil exports have risen above prewar levels despite Iranian attacks on shipping.
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Container ship sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks(cnbc.com)
52 points by MilnerRoute | 33 comments
CNBC news article reporting that the Singapore-registered container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by a projectile amid Iranian attacks.
September 2026: The world today, as seen by one Polish guy(tomwojcik.com)
452 points by marjancek | 332 comments
An interactive scrollytelling essay by Tom Wojcik tracing how a closed strait affects fuel prices, harvests, bond markets and Poland's winter heating as of September 2026.
Stuck in the Suez Canal – the short version (2021)(cathsenker.co.uk)
54 points by joebig | 7 comments
Blog post by author Cath Senker summarizing her book about ships stranded in the Suez Canal after the 1967 Six-Day War.
Show HN: Is Hormuz open yet?(ishormuzopenyet.com)
394 points by anonfunction | 158 comments
A single-page tracker showing whether the Strait of Hormuz is open, with daily ship transit counts from IMF PortWatch and a map of vessel positions.
Postal Arbitrage(walzr.com)
515 points by The28thDuck | 260 comments
A web project listing Amazon Prime items cheaper than a $0.78 US stamp that ship free, suggesting sending them with gift notes instead of postcards.
Shipmap.org(shipmap.org)
736 points by surprisetalk | 112 comments
Interactive animated map visualizing global commercial shipping movements during 2012, with cargo types and CO2 emissions, by Kiln and UCL Energy Institute.
We regret but have to temporary suspend the shipments to USA(olimex.wordpress.com)
506 points by CTOSian | 427 comments
Olimex blog post announcing a temporary suspension of shipments to the USA, dated August 26, 2025.
Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week(cnbc.com)
643 points by perihelions | 552 comments
CNBC article reporting the Port of Los Angeles expects shipping volume to drop 35% the following week as China tariffs take effect.
Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment'(lloydslist.com)
506 points by nabla9 | 386 comments
Lloyd's List news article reporting that the Russia-linked tanker Eagle S, seized by Finland over cable damage, carried listening equipment to monitor Nato activity.
How I ship projects at big tech companies(seangoedecke.com)
1297 points by gfysfm | 360 comments
Sean Goedecke's blog post on how he leads and ships projects at big tech companies, and the common mistakes engineers make when shipping.
The secret language of ships(hakaimagazine.com)
371 points by bookofjoe | 67 comments
A Hakai Magazine visual feature explaining the symbols and markings painted on ship hulls and what they communicate.
Reduction of sulfur emissions from ships may be causing rising sea temperatures(twitter.com)
365 points by machdiamonds | 443 comments
Hank Green tweet thread arguing that reduced ship sulfur emissions may explain the spike in North Atlantic sea surface temperatures.