1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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Roughly one fifth of the world’s seaborne oil is estimated to flow through the waterway located between Iran and Oman.
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Crude from the region accounts for roughly one-third of China’s total demand and more than 50% of its seaborne imports, much of which were transported through the strait, according to Kpler.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The strait is a vital artery for the global oil trade, with about 31% of all seaborne crude flows passing through it in 2025.
—Dan Mangan,garrett Downs,leslie Josephs,holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,azhar Sukri,anniek Bao,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition, cargo operations essential to local supply chains have been heavily impacted, at the same time that seaborne trade through the Strait of Hormuz has been similarly interrupted.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Crude from the region accounts for roughly one-third of China’s total demand and more than 50% of its seaborne imports, much of which were transported through the strait, according to Kpler.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The strait is a vital artery for the global oil trade, with about 31% of all seaborne crude flows passing through it in 2025.
—Dan Mangan,garrett Downs,leslie Josephs,holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,azhar Sukri,anniek Bao,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition, cargo operations essential to local supply chains have been heavily impacted, at the same time that seaborne trade through the Strait of Hormuz has been similarly interrupted.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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