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shipping

[ship-ing] / ˈʃɪp ɪŋ /
NOUN
ships
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NOUN
transportation
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The expansion of cross-border trade indicates the global economy has weathered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Environment and Climate Change Canada is tracking the iceberg's path and evaluating possible threats to shipping routes and infrastructure.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

It is already shipping its robots across the globe: more than half of the world's industrial robots are now made in China.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Beyond it lay a city of shipping containers, all part of the Gravesend marine terminal.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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