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July 22, 2026

We watched every large cargo Ship and Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for 30 Days

BigOceanData monitored Strait of Hormuz vessel traffic for 30 days, analysing every qualifying cargo ship and tanker observed across the strait and its approaches. The results reveal a maritime corridor operating far outside its normal patterns. On a normal day, the Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s busiest energy corridors. In January, ourContinue reading “We watched every large cargo Ship and Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for 30 Days”

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August 17, 2026

Vessel Geofencing: How to Build AIS Alerts Your Team Will Actually Act On

Defining maritime zones, writing alert rules that earn attention, and avoiding the alert fatigue that quietly kills most monitoring set-ups. Vessel geofencing lets a maritime team draw a boundary around a port, anchorage, terminal, coastal region, offshore asset or sensitive area, and be told when a vessel interacts with it. Instead of checking a mapContinue reading “Vessel Geofencing: How to Build AIS Alerts Your Team Will Actually Act On”

How to Choose an AIS Platform for Vessel Movement Monitoring

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August 12, 2026

How to Evaluate a Vessel Tracking Platform

Most tracking platforms look identical in a demo. Here is what actually separates them, what “satellite AIS” means in practice, and the questions to take into a vendor call. Every vessel tracking platform shows ships on a map. In a demo, they all look capable, they all have alerts, they all have history, and theyContinue reading “How to Evaluate a Vessel Tracking Platform”

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August 3, 2026

What Happens When a Vessel Disappears From AIS?

AIS is the foundation of vessel tracking, but it was never designed for uninterrupted global coverage. When a vessel stops reporting, AIS Continuity maintains visibility using independent position sources already available on many ships.

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July 9, 2026

Which vessel tracking platform is right for your team? MarineTraffic, VesselFinder, or BigOceanData?

“Should we use you, MarineTraffic or VesselFinder? “ It is a question we are asked directly, and it deserves a straight answer rather than a sales pitch. The short version: if you are an individual who needs vessel positions, or a business looking for standalone AIS data feeds, VesselFinder is a sensible place to start. If you are a large organisationContinue reading “Which vessel tracking platform is right for your team? MarineTraffic, VesselFinder, or BigOceanData?”

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April 11, 2026

From Live Positions to Better Decisions: The Real Value of Vessel Tracking

Vessel tracking is often reduced to a simple visual: a ship moving across a map. That is useful, but it is not where the real value sits. In practice, the value comes from what a team can decide once that movement is visible, interpretable, and connected to the operational picture around it. In shipping, timingContinue reading “From Live Positions to Better Decisions: The Real Value of Vessel Tracking”