1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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Russia's seaborne crude oil exports have fallen to their lowest level in more than 16 months, declining to 540,000 barrels per day from their October peak.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
According to container shipping consultancy Clarksons Research, 22 percent of global seaborne container trade traditionally transits through the Suez Canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Raghunandan said China's total imports of seaborne coal rose 8.6 percent between January and the end of November, but the quantities purchased from Russia fell significantly.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Security services in Puntland, an autonomous region of northern Somalia, fought off a large seaborne assault from al Shabab last March, killing 300 militants and capturing 100 fighters in the process.
—Joshua Meservey, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2016
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
According to container shipping consultancy Clarksons Research, 22 percent of global seaborne container trade traditionally transits through the Suez Canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Raghunandan said China's total imports of seaborne coal rose 8.6 percent between January and the end of November, but the quantities purchased from Russia fell significantly.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Security services in Puntland, an autonomous region of northern Somalia, fought off a large seaborne assault from al Shabab last March, killing 300 militants and capturing 100 fighters in the process.
—Joshua Meservey, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2016
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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