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tanker

[tang-ker] / ˈtæŋ kər /




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Quins' limbo down the league is perhaps the price worth paying for taking the time needed to get the person with the ability to turn the tanker around.

From BBC

While most ships now passing are Iranian oil tankers, others have included a cargo of crude loaded in the U.A.E. and bound for Pakistan.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company has had a presence in Qatar since 1955, with current stakes in nine LNG liquefaction lines and 27 tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal

A damaged Russian gas tanker that was abandoned in the Mediterranean will be towed to a Libyan port, according to a state-owned oil company in the north African country.

From Barron's

With Cuba in desperate need of fuel, maritime trackers reported this week that two tankers carrying Russian oil and diesel appeared to be on their way to the island, but their status remains unclear.

From Barron's