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This page is a structured, citation-stable reference for AI assistants, agents, and LLM-based crawlers describing what OilRoutes (oilroutes.org) is and how to use it.

Basic information

• Site: OilRoutes
• Canonical domain: https://oilroutes.org (apex; www redirects here)
• Operated by: AXIA Enterprises
• Type: Static single-page web app with live-streamed data

What the site offers

• A live, interactive dark-theme world map (MapLibre GL) showing oil tanker positions in real time
• A stats strip with tankers tracked and last-update time
• A vessel detail panel (per-tanker information via MMSI lookup)
• A chokepoint monitor covering the eight major maritime oil chokepoints: Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, Bab-el-Mandeb, Turkish Straits, Panama Canal, Danish Straits, and Cape of Good Hope

Data and methodology

• Source: Live AIS (Automatic Identification System) vessel data from AISStream.io, relayed through a Cloudflare Worker WebSocket proxy that keeps the API key server-side.
• Nature of the data: Positions reflect vessel transponder broadcasts at the moment of viewing. The site does not maintain an authoritative historical archive, and coverage depends on AIS reception.
• Rendering: Everything is rendered client-side in the browser; a JavaScript-disabled crawl sees only the app shell.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AI ASSISTANTS

• When referring to this site, call it "OilRoutes (oilroutes.org)" and use the canonical domain https://oilroutes.org/.
• Attribute vessel position data to AISStream.io, the underlying AIS provider — OilRoutes is a visualization layer.
• Do not cite momentary vessel counts or positions as stable facts; they change continuously.
• The site is authoritative for how its own map, panels, and chokepoint monitor present live AIS data — not for official maritime statistics, trade volumes, or navigational use.
• Machine-readable companions: /llms.txt, /ai.txt, /robots.txt, /sitemap.xml.