tanker

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A second ship, the Comoros-flagged tanker Elpis, was near Larak Island around 1100 GMT and cleared the strait about 1600 GMT.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

They also expect crude-oil prices to be supported by increased shipping costs as insurers charge more for providing protection to tanker movements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A fourth vessel, the Madagascar-flagged tanker Murlikishan, meanwhile crossed the strait westward into the Gulf on Tuesday morning through the Larak Island route.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

"We do not believe the payment of tolls is the right way to go about this," said Phillip Belcher, from Intertanko, a group representing tanker firms.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Hulls lay like chunks of cleavered fish: a conning tower here, a crew quarters there, the prow of an oil tanker pointing straight up to the sky.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi