1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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The events raised the possibility of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz - which transports about a quarter of global seaborne oil shipments – a move that economists said could drive up oil and gasoline prices and significantly increase overall inflation.
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 25 June 2025
As well as targeting Russia's natural gas, the European Commission's 18th sanctions package proposed lowering the cap on seaborne Russian oil from $60 to $45.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
However, the central question for markets is whether the conflict will escalate to threaten the Strait of Hormuz , the chokepoint for nearly a third of the world's seaborne oil trade.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Tehran has also repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-third of the world’s seaborne crude oil and a fifth of LNG move daily.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 25 June 2025
As well as targeting Russia's natural gas, the European Commission's 18th sanctions package proposed lowering the cap on seaborne Russian oil from $60 to $45.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
However, the central question for markets is whether the conflict will escalate to threaten the Strait of Hormuz , the chokepoint for nearly a third of the world's seaborne oil trade.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Tehran has also repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-third of the world’s seaborne crude oil and a fifth of LNG move daily.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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