ship
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A simultaneous and prolonged disruption of Bab al-Mandeb and the Strait of Hormuz could affect maritime routes carrying one-quarter of global oil supply, analysts at ship tracker Kpler wrote in a Tuesday note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In late 2023 and early 2024, the Houthis hijacked a commercial ship in the Red Sea and launched attacks on dozens of other vessels, leading container-shipping companies to halt their Red Sea routes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Initial signs are that the ship flipped over after being hit by a big wave, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said on Facebook.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Northumbria Police said it was called to South Shields Port of Tyne at 13:00 BST after "it was reported that, for reasons yet to be established, a ship had collided with a crane".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
People were trying to get a ship to America, or they were sick lying in the streets of Ballilee, or just wandering out on the road as Devlin put them out of their houses.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
The sector now makes up 30 percent of all Mexican products shipped to the United States, overtaking the automotive industry as the largest component of exports.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Caution still persists among restaurant analysts, investors, customers and owners, after health officials reportedly connected the outbreak’s source to shredded iceberg lettuce shipped to Taco Bell from salad-greens producer Taylor Farms.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The infested grapevines were shipped from Fresno to Costco warehouses in 24 Northern California counties in April and May, state officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Around 122,000 more cars were shipped than in the same quarter a year earlier, buoyed by new or refreshed products and powertrain offerings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mom says you’re going to be shipped to Florida for your launch.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
The threats escalated on Tuesday, with the Yemeni group, which controls part of the civil-war-ravaged country, warning shipping companies to avoid all Saudi Arabian ports, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Qatar has proposed a 10-day ceasefire and a halt to shipping restrictions in the strait to cool tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
On Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on countries around the world to share the burden of protecting global shipping.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
That threat could introduce more turmoil into the global economy, as the waterway in question, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, is an important shipping route for oil and natural gas.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
This was one of the main shipping routes between the eastern and western Mediterranean, and it was also an extremely dangerous body of water, filled with shoals, sandbars, and suddenly shifting currents.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
