1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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Over 20% of global seaborne jet-fuel supply passed through the Strait of Hormuz last year, with just over two-thirds going to Europe.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-third of global seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the strait, according to the United Nations.
—George Petras, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
As much as two-thirds of worldwide seaborne trade in urea -- a nitrogen-rich fertilizer used for a variety of crops from corn to greens -- passes through the strait.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
With around 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade transiting the Strait, and options to bypass it being limited, any disruption to flows through the Strait would have huge consequences for world oil markets.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-third of global seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the strait, according to the United Nations.
—George Petras, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
As much as two-thirds of worldwide seaborne trade in urea -- a nitrogen-rich fertilizer used for a variety of crops from corn to greens -- passes through the strait.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
With around 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade transiting the Strait, and options to bypass it being limited, any disruption to flows through the Strait would have huge consequences for world oil markets.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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