tanker

Example Sentences

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To gain confidence in a positive economic outlook scenario, he is looking for tangible signs such as insurance rates falling to more reasonable rates and tanker owners allowing their ships to go through the region.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

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

Deep Sea has not broadcast location data for more than a month, but BBC Verify analysis of satellite imagery indicates that the tanker is now close to the Iranian port of Chabahar.

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

Near collision with an oil tanker which didn’t stop.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen