merchant

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The strait is roughly 20 miles wide at its narrowest point and divided into lanes to separate marine traffic, forcing merchant ships to travel along predictable routes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The IMO council said in its declaration that members "strongly condemned the threats and attacks against vessels and purported closure of the Strait... by Iran, adversely affecting merchant and commercial vessels".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

On the threat to merchant ships, Trump projected uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

In the meantime, could allies be persuaded to send ships to escort merchant vessels through the vital waterway?

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Then, in the 1980s, local divers stumbled upon it but misidentified it as a Dutch merchant ship.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler