tanker

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Stranded abroad by the 9/11 attacks, he hitched a ride back on an air force tanker and was at his desk the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Normally, tanker traffic alone would number around 11,000 over that time frame.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

It comes days after Royal Marine Commandos intercepted a Russian shadow fleet tanker carrying sanctioned oil in the Channel on Sunday, in the first operation of its kind carried out by the British military.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Its closure exposed the vulnerability of Gulf supply chains -- and now the prospect of Iranian tolls on tanker and cargo traffic.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

They looked like a tug nudging at a clumsy tanker in a narrow dock.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner