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tanker

[tang-ker] / ˈtæŋ kər /




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Maaden erected prefabricated warehouses for the fertilizer and rigged piping systems to move corrosive sulfuric acid, a key ingredient in phosphate production, into stainless-steel tanker trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

And once the conflict ends and tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz resumes, it would still take weeks for flows to resume, and markets likely will still price in risk of potential additional disruptions.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Ship-tracking data shows the tanker entered UK waters in the early hours of 8 April before transiting the Channel.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Up to 50,000 workers in Gujarat spend eight months on the remote salt pans without electricity or healthcare, relying on a tanker to deliver drinking and washing water every 25 days.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The tanker was still near, but moving away rapidly.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen