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24 alternatives to Global Maritime Chokepoints
Interactive reference guide to the world
Global Maritime Chokepoints is an interactive resource that maps and explains the world's critical shipping passages. Launched in March 2026, it helps users understand the strategic waterways that control international… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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An interactive map of where the world breaks
Apr 2026 · ekoa.github.io · its alternatives →
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I built this because I was interested in the data. Didn't fully get it to what I wanted, but thought I'd share it nonetheless. Maybe someone has better data sources they could share! Turns out live ship tracking APIs are expensive so I manually just copied the json from https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:57.4/cente... I'll probably have an ai agent do the same thing on some cron interval, if this gets any fanfare. To actually know if the port is open without live ship tracking I found…
Apr 2026 · ishormuzopenyet.com · its alternatives →
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OP here: I created this visualization tool as the byproduct of a supply chain class I taught at Columbia. The pedagogical exercise grew into a full blown visualization and paper about global oil trade. The model: The mechanics are the same as the financial network Eisenberg-Noe: Instead of banks, every country consumes oil interconnected via bilateral trading. Shocks propagate throughout the network, depleting oil reserves when bottleneck nodes (such as the Strait of Hormuz) are blocked. Insights: The interesting part is the mechanics of how the crisis unfolds: for example, France receives 0…
Jul 2026 · globaloilnetwork.staffinganalytics.io · its alternatives →
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2020 · 8bitbyte.ca · its alternatives →
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Shows all underwater cables and who owns them
2016 · submarinecablemap.com · its alternatives →
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Globe wireframe visualizations in Golang. Contribute to mmcloughlin/globe development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Interactive 3D globe visualizing seven years of EU shipping emissions data (2018–2024) from THETIS-MRV. 12,000+ vessels per year, filterable by ship type, flag state, and emissions metrics.
Mar 2026 · seafloor.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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A multiplayer geography game using Websockets. Contribute to abrenaut/posio development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GeographyHelp▲136Comprehensive GeoGuessr Resources with maps, quizzes & more
2024 · geography.help · its alternatives →
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This is an interactive map of US navigational aids and lighthouses, which indicates their location, color, characteristic and any remarks the Coast Guard has attached. I was sick at home with the flu this weekend, and went on a bit of a Wikipedia deep dive about active American lighthouses. Searching around a bit, it was very hard to find a single source or interactive map of active beacons, and a description of what the "characteristic" meant. The Coast Guard maintains a list of active lights though, that they publish annually…
Jan 2026 · lighthouses.app · its alternatives →
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2019 · whoarmstheworld.com · its alternatives →
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I've been working on GeoTraceroute for a while and just shipped v2.3 with submarine cable inference. A few things that might interest HN: - 320 community-contributed nodes across 50 countries, all volunteer-run - Three views: 3D globe with day/night rendering, 2D map, and a topological mode that infers submarine cable routing - The submarine cable inference is the part I find most interesting. Since cable routers don't respond to ICMP, the underwater segments are invisible to standard traceroute. The tool detects ocean crossings by geolocation delta between consecutive hops, then infers…
Apr 2026 · geotraceroute.com · its alternatives →
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Explore global weather forecasts on interactive maps with temperature, wind, and precipitation overlays. 16-day outlooks for cities worldwide, powered by NOAA GFS.
2014 · weather-explorer.com · its alternatives →
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Interactive map of every disputed territory in the world
2016 · its alternatives →
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Open source Baltic Sea shadow fleet tracker. 1200+ vessels, live AIS, cable proximity alerts. No cloud, no subscription, runs locally - FormerLab/shadow-fleet-tracker-light
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · mjmdavis.com · its alternatives →
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A website that tracks AI regulations around the world
2024 · techieray.com · its alternatives →
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Built this in ~4 hours with zero coding background. Tracks a few economy angles of the largest acute shipping disruption since WWII.
Mar 2026 · hormuztracker.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m the creator of Alarms.Global, a free tool I built while working in logistics. I was constantly juggling scattered holiday calendars and scanning local news to figure out why shipments were delayed. What it does: Tracks public holidays in 190+ countries (so you know when offices, ports, and customs are closed) Aggregates real-time transport disruptions (strikes, port congestion, weather issues, etc.) Shows everything on a filterable world map Works in 14 languages The idea was to create a single open platform to see what might stop goods from moving today. Tech: It’s built with…
2025 · alarms.global · its alternatives →
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Interactive World Map That Tracks Chinese Investment
2019 · aei.org · its alternatives →
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Skip the clutter. Relevant, live global news at a glance.
2024 · globalnews-blush.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Build and launch your own interactive world map trackers
2024 · its alternatives →
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