1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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More than half of global seaborne trade moved through Asian ports in 2024, according to United Nations data, so what happens there will have global consequences.
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
Iranian oil – mostly processed through these independent refineries – made up some 13% of China’s seaborne imports before the war.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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.
—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
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
Iranian oil – mostly processed through these independent refineries – made up some 13% of China’s seaborne imports before the war.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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.
—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
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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