Marine Traffic

[HOA_KSOP]

iF YOU EVER WANTED TO TRACK SHIPS OR JUST LOOK AT THE WORLD MAP AND BE ASTOUNDED BY HOW MANY SHIPS ARE AFLOAT AT ONE TIME. cAN YOU IDENTIFY THE MARITIME CHOKEPOINTS?

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/

 

[mTk]

That's awesome!

 

[HOA_KSOP]

I was thinking about writing Sid Meier's and asking him to develop a game called "Great Lakes Freighter Tycoon". I track like 4 lake freighters every day and the amount of stuff shipped viaGreat Lake lake freighter is astounding. I can see the game working like the original Railroad Tycoon, where you start a shipping company, can build bigger and faster freighters, rail ferries, tankers and develop port facilities and build canals. I think it would be amazing. Sid's from a Great Lake town, Sarnia, so he might be "game". Anyone know how to get ahold of him?

 

[Rico]

That is amazing.

 

[Nathangun]

Interesting.

 

[Louis]

Just imagine if the Kriegsmarine had access to this.:shocknaz:

 

[sspoom]

I live/work right by lake Erie.
One of the first shops I worked in had a jig boring room up on about the 7th floor with windows overlooking the Cuyahoga river.
From there I watched the big lake freighters navigate the narrow river and load unload cargo. Its pretty cool =)

 

[Buckykatt]

I lived in Toledo, the Edmund Fitzgerald was docked there a few times, probably in Cleveland as well @sspoom

 

[Meat Grinder]

That is truly amazing. Thanks for posting.

Now where is Boaty McBoatface?