1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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Earlier in April, oil prices briefly cooled as investors weighed the odds for a ceasefire in Iran that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz — the vital waterway through which around a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil travels.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Within a week, Tehran had effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz – the maritime passage through which roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne crude oil and a fifth of its liquefied natural gas had flowed every day before the war.
—Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Europe is facing its first monthly drop in seaborne supply of natural gas in over a year, with volumes dampened by terminal works and tighter global flows.
—Elena Mazneva, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
Over 20% of global seaborne jet-fuel supply passed through the Strait of Hormuz last year, with just over two-thirds going to Europe.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Within a week, Tehran had effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz – the maritime passage through which roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne crude oil and a fifth of its liquefied natural gas had flowed every day before the war.
—Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Europe is facing its first monthly drop in seaborne supply of natural gas in over a year, with volumes dampened by terminal works and tighter global flows.
—Elena Mazneva, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
Over 20% of global seaborne jet-fuel supply passed through the Strait of Hormuz last year, with just over two-thirds going to Europe.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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