merchant

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Chemaf’s founder, Shiraz Virji, son of a Zanzibar spice merchant, once hired dozens of Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers with a reputation for fierceness, to guard one of the company’s mines against incursions by informal miners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he is confident that more merchant vessels will soon be able to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The IMO council said in its declaration that members "strongly condemned the threats and attacks against vessels and purported closure of the Strait... by Iran, adversely affecting merchant and commercial vessels".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

In the meantime, could allies be persuaded to send ships to escort merchant vessels through the vital waterway?

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

As I watched the genuine affection of these merchant brothers, I wondered if I could reform a man like Samir, to make him honest.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri