tanker

Example Sentences

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Per the BBC, oil and gas tanker companies aren’t rushing to run through the strait, telling the broadcaster that the news “doesn’t change anything.”

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The Iranian-flagged container ship Kashan, which sailed from the port of Bandar Abbas, and the tanker Simba V have both been sanctioned by the US for links with Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Oil prices have yet to retrace their gains from March, and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below levels from February, according to data from Kpler.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

American forces stowed a shadow-fleet tanker it pursued from Venezuela in a British port earlier this year, but Rowlands said he wasn’t aware of any agreements that would enable a similar arrangement with Gulf states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The source of the noise soon appeared as a white water tanker emerged from the silver spot on the horizon.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat