Physical-world intelligence, applied.
Detailed playbooks for the verticals running on NTHMAP — from crude desks and LNG traders to marine underwriters and AI research teams.
Academic research — trade, logistics, and geopolitics as primary sources
How graduate students, professors, and research programs use NTHMAP for data-driven research in economics, geography, political science, and environmental studies.
Agricultural trading — grain corridors and food security monitoring
How grain traders and food security teams use NTHMAP to monitor the Black Sea corridor, Brazilian soybean exports, and global food flows.
Autonomous trading agents with MCP
How to build AI agents that perceive and act on physical-world data using the NTHMAP MCP server.
CLI automation — scheduled data pipelines and ops workflows
How ops and data teams use the NTHMAP CLI to build scheduled pipelines, export datasets, and integrate into existing infrastructure.
Coal trading — global logistics and thermal/metallurgical flows
How coal traders track the global seaborne thermal and metallurgical coal markets using NTHMAP.
Commodity hedging — physical-flow data as a hedge input
How corporate treasurers and commodity hedgers use NTHMAP physical-flow data to calibrate hedge ratios and timing.
Development banks — infrastructure due diligence and impact monitoring
How multilateral development banks and infrastructure investors use NTHMAP for project due diligence and impact monitoring.
ESG & carbon tracking — shipping emissions and sustainability reporting
How ESG teams and climate-focused investors use NTHMAP vessel data to estimate shipping emissions and track sustainability claims.
Geopolitical intelligence — chokepoint monitoring and dark fleet tracking
How intelligence analysts, think tanks, and policy teams use NTHMAP to monitor strategic chokepoints, sanctions enforcement, and dark fleet activity.
LNG trading — carrier fleet, JKM spread, and cargo rerouting
How LNG desks use NTHMAP to track the global carrier fleet, predict cargo rerouting, and arbitrage the JKM-Henry Hub spread.
Marine insurance — war risk, real-time underwriting, and claims forensics
How marine underwriters use NTHMAP to price war-risk premiums, validate voyages, and investigate claims.
Mining & metals — bulk carriers, iron ore flows, and copper supply chains
How mining traders and metal desks use NTHMAP to track bulk carrier movements, iron ore cargoes, and copper concentrate flows.
News media — data-driven journalism with physical-world sources
How journalists, editors, and news organizations use NTHMAP to report on trade, shipping, and geopolitical events with primary-source data.
Oil & gas trading — chokepoint monitoring and arbitrage signals
How crude and product desks use NTHMAP to track tanker flows, anticipate supply disruptions, and generate arbitrage signals.
Port operations — congestion monitoring and throughput forecasting
How port authorities, terminal operators, and freight forwarders use NTHMAP to monitor vessel queues and forecast throughput.
Refinery operations — feedstock scheduling and yield optimization
How refinery schedulers and commercial teams use NTHMAP to time feedstock deliveries and optimize refinery runs.
Regulatory compliance — sanctions screening and dark fleet research
How compliance teams at banks, traders, and shipping companies use NTHMAP to support OFAC sanctions screening and dark fleet research.
Shipping company operations — fleet management and voyage planning
How shipping companies and vessel operators use NTHMAP to manage their fleet, benchmark against competitors, and plan voyages.
Supply chain resilience — vendor risk and single-source exposure
How procurement, ops, and supply chain teams use NTHMAP to assess vendor risk, monitor critical supply lanes, and plan for disruptions.
Weather & climate risk — storm impact on shipping and infrastructure
How climate risk teams, reinsurers, and energy companies use NTHMAP to assess weather impact on physical flows.