1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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China also is an important customer for Russia, but is second to India in buying Russian seaborne crude oil exports.
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Didi Tang, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Yes, desalination and solar power could, in theory, support seaborne settlements.
—Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Hormuz pinches to 21 nautical miles at its choke and carries roughly 20 million barrels of oil—about one-fifth of global seaborne supply—plus a similar share of LNG every day.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Major exporters of energy, the Gulf states also fear that Iran may shut the Strait of Hormuz on its southern shore, through which a third of seaborne oil passes.
—Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
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Didi Tang, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Yes, desalination and solar power could, in theory, support seaborne settlements.
—Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Hormuz pinches to 21 nautical miles at its choke and carries roughly 20 million barrels of oil—about one-fifth of global seaborne supply—plus a similar share of LNG every day.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Major exporters of energy, the Gulf states also fear that Iran may shut the Strait of Hormuz on its southern shore, through which a third of seaborne oil passes.
—Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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