shipping

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It followed a series of skirmishes centered on U.S. efforts to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports and Tehran’s actions to keep shipping through the Strait of Hormuz bottled up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The fact the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial oil shipping route, remains effectively closed, and the path to AI profitably remains similarly hard to traverse, seem like subjects for another day.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It comes against the backdrop of tensions involving Iran, the US and Israel, which have disrupted shipping routes and increased military activity in and around the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He had worked at Ambiance for nearly five years, first stacking boxes of clothes and then later moving into shipping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Maybe the port will start shipping out more grain or oil or something,” Owen said, grasping for any kind of answer.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz