chartered

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Kpler data shows Iranian oil is moving freely through Hormuz, while the only non-Iranian very large crude carrier loadings are on vessels chartered by China or Thailand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The service, dubbed SoFi Big Business Banking, will allow enterprise customers to hold deposits, transfer funds, and settle transactions within SoFi’s nationally chartered bank.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Four other vessels - MV Hebrides, MV Loch Frisa, MV Isle of Lewis and the chartered catamaran MV Alfred - are all away for scheduled maintenance or repairs.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But Chelini—who chartered tankers for the state oil firm before working as a hostage negotiator for the country’s intelligence service—sees his old line of work returning if criminals are drawn back to Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Though this was supposed to be a chartered train that the deportees had paid for, a mass of Japanese soldiers in their khaki uniforms and caps pushed on board.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata