tanker
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Oil gave back some of its recent gains despite the gridlock in tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz caused by threats of Iranian strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
What happened to Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker crew?
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
As the mains outages take effect, people have been queuing at water tanker trucks sent to affected regions to fill up large bottles.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"Timely intervention and salvaging the oil tanker is of essence to prevent worse," Zwijnenburg said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
He had been on a tanker once, maybe twenty years earlier, navigating through the Philippines.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
If hidden barrels are nearly gone, then Nuttall says there’s a new data point to watch—not how much trapped oil has already escaped, but the dearth of tankers willing to sail back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"Sanctions are being circumvented using ageing and poorly maintained tankers, putting coastlines and marine ecosystems at risk," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
But a recent spate of attacks by Yemen's Houthi fighters on Saudi tankers using the alternative waterway has further heightened the risks.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Abetting the scams is a vast network of tankers, rail lines and trucks that transport refined fuel from borders and seaports to Mexican gas stations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
I was carrying a fortune in cash so I kept my eyes sideways and down, on the fumy river of loud trucks and slow tankers flowing underneath us.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
