shipment

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

An offshore fleet can block their oil shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal

If hostilities disrupt energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the consequences for Asia’s could be severe.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is the kingdom’s core departure point for crude exports to Asia and central to global oil supplies, handling shipments of over 6.5 million barrels a day of oil and oil products.

From The Wall Street Journal

The commander of Iran’s army said in January that the armed forces received a new shipment of 1,000 drones.

From The Wall Street Journal

As some have pointed out on the social-media platform X and elsewhere, the Strait of Hormuz is not just for crude-oil shipments, with fertilizer also traversing the waterway.

From MarketWatch