dock

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Last week, a Russian-owned tanker carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude oil became the first crude oil shipment to dock in one of Cuba's ports since early January.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The announcement from Havana comes after the U.S. this week permitted an oil tanker from Russia carrying 700,000 barrels to dock in the Cuban capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Anatoly Kolodkin, which is carrying 730,000 barrels of crude, was off northeast Cuba on Sunday evening and is expected to dock in the western port of Matanzas by Tuesday, according to shipping tracker MarineTraffic.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"Think of two ferries of different sizes approaching a dock," says Morrell.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Several more missions tested the idea of spacecraft that could rendezvous and dock to each other.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson