transit
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Because no such "secondary transit" occurred during the observing campaign, this final test was not needed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The strait is a key waterway for global energy transit.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
However, experts have warned that sanctions alone are unlikely to halt the trade unless major international gold trading hubs and regional transit routes also tighten enforcement against illicit Sudanese gold.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nor are they likely to climb much higher unless the fighting becomes worse and the Strait of Hormuz, a critical transit route for oil supplies, is closed to shipping traffic.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Chastened, they sailed on, but en route word reached them that Sumatra had fallen to the French and so they observed the transit inconclusively from the Cape of Good Hope.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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The number of ships using this Omani route grew to a peak of 28 vessels on 25 June, Kpler's data shows, overtaking the number of transits via the Iranian route.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
If transits drop below half of prewar levels again, prices could “retest” $90-a-barrel levels, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
According to the researchers, these are the longest continuous planetary transits ever fully observed from the ground.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026
Shippers usually look for some sort of assurance that their transits will be safe, said Lars Jensen, chief executive of container-shipping consulting firm Vespucci Maritime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
I watched two Phobos transits yesterday and sighted Deneb last night.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Before the war, about 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade transited through the strait.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said it held Iran "fully responsible" for an apparent targeted attack on a vessel called Al-Rekayyat as it transited near the Strait.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Before the war began, Kpler data showed that more than 100 vessels carrying oil and other goods transited through the waterway per day.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Meanwhile, shipping data showed millions of barrels of crude and fuel products transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, reinforcing expectations of improving regional supply flows.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
At the time of the appearance of the great comet of 1843, it was doubtful whether the comet had transited the sun’s disc.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
President Trump walked back plans to impose a 20% fee on all cargo transiting the waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Escalation has slowed vessels transiting the strait to a trickle, renewing concerns over oil supply tightness through the third quarter,” analysts at ING said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
News outlets Axios and Politico reported that Washington has given Tehran until Saturday to stop firing on commercial ships transiting Hormuz and acknowledge the waterway is open.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
The number of ships transiting via the Omani route initially slumped following the strikes, before continuing at a lower level than before.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
With this realization, priorities have been assigned to all critical circuits transiting the key facilities, based on established criteria of criticality of service continuity.
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