1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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However, Russia has set up a shadow fleet of vessels to circumvent a $60 price cap on seaborne oil and the export continues to swell the Kremlin's coffers.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
China accounted for nearly one-third of U.S. seaborne import volume in March and helped drive near-record U.S. ocean imports so far this year.
—Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
However, Russia has circumvented a $60 price cap on a barrel of seaborne crude with a shadow fleet of vessels whose ownership is reorganized to hide links to Moscow.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg has reported that March seaborne exports rose after dropping briefly, demonstrating that evasion remains alive and well.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
China accounted for nearly one-third of U.S. seaborne import volume in March and helped drive near-record U.S. ocean imports so far this year.
—Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
However, Russia has circumvented a $60 price cap on a barrel of seaborne crude with a shadow fleet of vessels whose ownership is reorganized to hide links to Moscow.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg has reported that March seaborne exports rose after dropping briefly, demonstrating that evasion remains alive and well.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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