shipping researcher / PhD candidate studying maritime labour regimes across the Rhine Delta. Amsterdam, NL. liquidtime.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mvnpa6q6cc2xAnthropic is looking for a three trillion dollar stock market valuation, meanwhile the shipping industry is quietly sitting on three trillion dollars in *profits* made since 2021 https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1158464/How-will-shipping-spend-its-trillions16 Sep 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnpa6q6cc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3muad7wnncc23"While prediction market bets on the deaths of world leaders, the bombings of countries, or the burning of forests feel scandalous and obscene to many Americans, they are the direct descendants of those British underwriters betting on the sinking of ships or the starvation of helpless migrants—" [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3muad7wnncc23https://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mszmimoihc2lDuring the 2018 drought, the navigable water depth* at the Kaub gauging station on the Rhine hit a record low of 25 cm, a level at which inland navigation becomes practically impossible. This morning it is *9* cm. *actual river depth is ~ navigable depth + 1 m https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/rhine-water-level-falls-new-lows-halting-sailings-chokepoint-2026-08-12/14 Aug 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszmimoihc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mszmimoihc2lDuring the 2018 drought, the navigable water depth* at the Kaub gauging station on the Rhine hit a record low of 25 cm, a level at which inland navigation becomes practically impossible. This morning it is *9* cm. *actual river depth is ~ navigable depth + 1 m https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/rhine-water-level-falls-new-lows-halting-sailings-chokepoint-2026-08-12/14 Aug 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszmimoihc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mmc6fjudnc23“Due to sanctions, foreign re/insurers can withdraw support for any insurance policy that covers cargo or vessel carrying cargo, from the sanctioned country...Having its own insurance pool will give India the flexibility to navigate sanctions complications brought on by geopolitical volatilities." https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157220/Indias-maritime-insurance-pool-wont-replace-IG-PIs-but-will-aid-in-uncertainty20 May 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc6fjudnc23https://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mmc6fjudnc23“Due to sanctions, foreign re/insurers can withdraw support for any insurance policy that covers cargo or vessel carrying cargo, from the sanctioned country...Having its own insurance pool will give India the flexibility to navigate sanctions complications brought on by geopolitical volatilities." https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157220/Indias-maritime-insurance-pool-wont-replace-IG-PIs-but-will-aid-in-uncertainty20 May 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc6fjudnc23https://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mllsozfrpc2mProbably the first time a mainstream (perhaps unsurprisingly, Spanish) newspaper uses this term to refer to the ships turning off their AIS transponders to transport oil from Azerbaijan to Israel despite Turkey's trade embargo https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-02/the-phantom-fleet-fueling-israels-wars.html11 May 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsozfrpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mk3xfk3ycc2f"Liberian" ship i.e. ship registered with 'The Liberian Ship & Corporate Registry' LLC, a US-incorporated entity headquartered in the greater DC area. Liberia's first ship registry was founded by Edward Stettinius, a former US State Secretary who also oversaw the creation of Liberia's Maritime Code [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3xfk3ycc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mjyjkh5r5c2s"While the US military says it has turned around over 20 vessels and ‘completely halted’ Iranian trade, Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows a steady flow of shadow fleet traffic in and out of the Middle East Gulf." https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156966/At-least-26-Iranian-shadow-fleet-vessels-bypass-US-blockade21 Apr 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyjkh5r5c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/miriammthsn.bsky.social/post/3mjw4ub6qxk2kI recently learned from a friend that finance bros refer to him as the 'quantatollah' [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:d64cth7j5bmm4sxxcli7zhye/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw4ub6qxk2k