1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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Aid delivery to the north could be expanded by reopening the Karni and Eres border crossings in the northeast and by facilitating seaborne transport from Cyprus, as the UN did during Israel’s 2006 war in Lebanon.
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Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
Some 12% of total seaborne oil and 8% of LNG exports annually are shipped through the Suez, including many supplies bound for Europe.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
These fenders and caissons also defend the massive piers from seaborne attack by presenting a navigational challenge for sea drones attempting to reach them.
—Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023
The pioneers are the seabirds, whose fishy guano provides a nutritive anchor for air and seaborne seeds.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
By the eighth century A.D., the settlement appears to have expanded considerably with timber buildings erected and the riverfront facilitating seaborne trade, according to research from Cambridge University.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
In 2021, more than half of all seaborne shipments into the EU and UK — which already has a ban in place — came from Russia.
—Time, 13 Jan. 2023
Nearly fifteen per cent of the world’s seaborne trade passes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
Considering that 15% of all seaborne trade traverses the Red Sea and 30% of global container ship volume passes through the Suez Canal, the economic losses wrought by Western weakness in response to Houthi aggression could mount to the tens of billions of dollars.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
Some 12% of total seaborne oil and 8% of LNG exports annually are shipped through the Suez, including many supplies bound for Europe.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
These fenders and caissons also defend the massive piers from seaborne attack by presenting a navigational challenge for sea drones attempting to reach them.
—Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023
The pioneers are the seabirds, whose fishy guano provides a nutritive anchor for air and seaborne seeds.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
By the eighth century A.D., the settlement appears to have expanded considerably with timber buildings erected and the riverfront facilitating seaborne trade, according to research from Cambridge University.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
In 2021, more than half of all seaborne shipments into the EU and UK — which already has a ban in place — came from Russia.
—Time, 13 Jan. 2023
Nearly fifteen per cent of the world’s seaborne trade passes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
Considering that 15% of all seaborne trade traverses the Red Sea and 30% of global container ship volume passes through the Suez Canal, the economic losses wrought by Western weakness in response to Houthi aggression could mount to the tens of billions of dollars.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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