What can the movement through ports and passages tell us about the physical economy?
From an abstract total to a physical place
The Maritime Dashboard looks at the physical movement behind global trade. Its public views bring together estimated imports and exports, vessel calls, port locations and strategic passages. The aim is to make changes in activity explorable, from a global total down to a particular location.
The main chart switches between measures and time windows. Separating cargo estimates from vessel calls matters: more ships and more delivered cargo are different observations.
Follow a route through the data
The ports and passages view pairs a navigable map with location details, comparison windows and historical charts. Selecting a passage such as the Suez Canal connects a place on the map to its reported activity.
A separate set of monitoring composites explores themes such as energy gateways, container trade and rerouting pressure. Source-health information and CSV exports make it possible to inspect the observations behind the visual summaries.
Make the limits visible
These are provider estimates derived from maritime activity, not verified customs totals. Source dates can lag retrieval dates, and a reconstructed history differs from the record of what was collected at the time. The dashboard treats its composites as context indicators, rather than stock-return predictions.
