shipping lane

Example Sentences

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Still, the monthslong shutdown of the key shipping lane has yet to fully ripple through the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The U.S. previously wanted the strait open to traffic to ease pressure on oil prices, since the waterway is a key shipping lane for crude oil.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The strait is a key shipping lane for oil.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Since the war began on 28 February, Tehran has effectively blocked the shipping lane through which about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes, causing disruption to the global economy.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It was better in such conditions to fish Elliot Head, since the head lay far from the shipping lane and well to the lee side of Elliot Island, out of the big water breezes.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson