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tanker

[tang-ker] / ˈtæŋ kər /




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Some 11 LNG tankers originally bound for Europe have been diverted to Asia since March 3, according to data provider Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also worry that Iran must agree to an end of hostilities before oil tankers can sail freely through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal

Various reports that Iran has allowed some oil tankers to transit through the Strait of Hormuz have done little to temper Tuesday’s rise in oil prices.

From MarketWatch

But Chelini—who chartered tankers for the state oil firm before working as a hostage negotiator for the country’s intelligence service—sees his old line of work returning if criminals are drawn back to Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A prompt reopening of the Strait of Hormuz remains questionable as will the volume of tanker traffic capable of proceeding through the strait in the coming weeks.”

From The Wall Street Journal