oceangoing

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About 90% of all trade is handled on an oceangoing basis.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Between the three, big oceangoing companies, combined passenger ticket sales are seen being almost 50% higher this fiscal year than in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“We do not know if the ship was oceangoing, meaning that it crossed over the North Sea to England,” Dr. Grønnesby said.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

She later remarried the captain of an oceangoing ship and immigrated to the United States in 1961.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

Cruise ships, years ago a symbol of the high life, have become the oceangoing equivalent of the Jersey Shore.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times