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Recent Examples of tanker
French maritime authorities said the tanker was intercepted more than 400 nautical miles west of France, in international waters in the Atlantic.
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John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru sails through Ise Bay near Chita City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, May 25, 2026, after becoming the first crude tanker bound for Japan to transit the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The tanker went off the right shoulder of the highway and rolled onto its side, state patrol officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
According to Bloomberg, at least one super tanker carrying crude oil from Iraq was able to cross the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend and is now heading towards China.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru sails through Ise Bay near Chita City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, May 25, 2026, after becoming the first crude tanker bound for Japan to transit the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The tanker went off the right shoulder of the highway and rolled onto its side, state patrol officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
According to Bloomberg, at least one super tanker carrying crude oil from Iraq was able to cross the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend and is now heading towards China.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
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The 150-ton cargo barge was hit about 5 nautical miles off the Omani city of Khasab, Reza Shahidian said, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Crewmembers from two Coast Guard Cutters joined forces with a Homeland Security task force to apprehend the stowaway after boarding the Crimson Clover barge in the San Juan Harbor on Tuesday, officials said in a news release.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Airbus is also developing the A350F freighter, which is expected to complete its first flight later this year.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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The lane with the strongest demand growth, Europe-Asia, also generated the largest incremental freighter contribution, adding more than 409 million CTKs as industrial trade flows between both regions remained resilient.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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On its opening day, a fleet of Ukrainian drones attacked the city, damaging a warship in the nearby port of Kronstadt and setting an oil terminal on fire.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Optimism about a deal earlier this week also came amid reports that multiple large ships carrying crude and natural gas successfully crossed the strait, including an Iraqi supertanker bound for China.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Fittingly built in Japan, the 500,000-ton+ (when fully laden) supertanker Seawise Giant would set sail in 1979.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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In 2025, China completed 14 voyages, including a Cosco containership, the first containership to make a journey through the waterway.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The world's largest containership, built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, in Rotterdam harbor, Netherlands, on August 12, 2022.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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If creases bother you, pack a portable steamer or hang it near a hot shower, Coe suggests.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The material itself uses patches of different carbon weaves and laminations, squeezed by vacuum and baked in an autoclave steamer.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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Pyka believes the aircraft could play a role in a variety of missions beyond cargo transport.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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The droughts disrupted important navigation routes, forcing river transport to drop by up to 50 percent.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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