shipping

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A video on the website shows two Sinoguards employees arriving by speedboat at a tanker in the Gulf of Oman marked with the name and logo of Cosco Shipping, a state-run Chinese shipping giant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The taking of prizes fell off globally in the 20th century, largely due to the changing nature of shipping and naval warfare, including the decline in the use of blockades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

President Xi Jinping also made it clear that Beijing opposes any efforts by Iran to charge a toll for passage through the strait, but also opposes the militarization of the key shipping route.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But all that rejiggering takes a toll, and the cost of shipping goods around the world continues to rise.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

And then, almost at once, we will be in the harbor, tying up beside Captain Billy’s unpainted two-story ferry house, which leans wearily against a long, low shed used for the captain’s crab shipping business.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson