merchant
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Navy struck a merchant ship trying to avoid the blockade of Iranian ports, the Associated Press reported.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
India is one of the largest contributors of sailors on merchant shipping worldwide, with more than 320,000 active seafarers in 2025, according to the country's shipping ministry.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Recently discovered off the coast of Bulgaria was a Greek merchant ship that is estimated to have sunk 2,400 years ago, the oldest known intact shipwreck in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The owner of a historic wine merchant has said a new recycling scheme risks "major problems" for Wales' retail industry.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“It was a horse-drawn cart. Donated by a Victorian merchant named George Moore to ‘diffuse good literature among the rural population.’”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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