merchant fleet
Example Sentences
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Its vast merchant fleet and logistics industry play dual roles supporting the People’s Liberation Army’s ability to mobilize and carry domestic factory production to shoppers worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Britain’s preemptive response destroyed most of Denmark’s merchant fleet, one of the largest in the world.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023
“Deploying container-launched missiles on its merchant fleet would significantly enhance China’s warfighting capabilities,” according to retired Navy Capt. Raul Pedrozo, writing n the current issue of journal International Law Studies.
From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2022
The Royal Navy and Britain's merchant fleet, along with most others around the world, rely on satellites for navigation - but what happens if they don't work?
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2021
In 1860 the American merchant fleet of 2,500,000 tons was second only to Great Britain's and nearly equal to that of all other nations combined.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
