shipping lane

Example Sentences

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The strait is a key shipping lane for oil.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

This week, the UK will host further talks on reopening the vital shipping lane with a coalition of countries.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s unclear when the vital shipping lane will get back to normal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The denim maker said the amount of product it got through the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping lane that Iran has largely locked down, was “very, very minor.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

It seemed to the Corona’s radioman that they were safely back in the shipping lane.

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