Interestingly, here is Ice Age Farmer saying “this could be a sign of war”.
China has gone dark as far as offering visibility into shipping vessels and #SupplyChain — this is a bigger deal than most realize.
Possible precursor for war:
“Terrestrial AIS signals typically provide the greatest data coverage and insight into shipping in Chinese ports, so this data decline could significantly impact ocean supply chain visibility across China, one of the world’s major importers of coal and iron ore and exporters of containers.”
Furthermore, Ms Cook noted, the shipping industry has become increasingly reliant on AIS data for a broad range of functions, including route planning, port logistics and congestion analysis.”
“Ultimately, the significant reductions we are seeing in the count of vessels signalling in China will reduce the ability to accurately monitor vessel activity, and this could have knock-on effects to already squeezed global supply chains,” she added.
https://theloadstar.com/new-law-in-china-coincides-with-massive-cut-in-vessel-location-data/