tanker

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The tanker, known as the Skywave, was sanctioned by the U.S. in March for its role in transporting Iranian oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Since then, only one Russian tanker has reached Cuba, which is in the throes of economic stagnation and supply shortages.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil passes, is largely suspended, with May’s tanker average at 2.6 daily.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Maaden erected prefabricated warehouses for the fertilizer and rigged piping systems to move corrosive sulfuric acid, a key ingredient in phosphate production, into stainless-steel tanker trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Waved it and waved it until the lights, the bright lights of the tanker, had drawn together in the distance until they were only a blob of yellow on the horizon.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen