merchant ship

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Recent Examples of merchant ship The kit campaign is to alert soccer fans and the public about the environmental crisis caused by the algae, that has most likely arrived in Spanish waters through the ballast waters of merchant ships. Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 In addition, the United States could arm more of its ships that don’t currently carry missiles, such as its amphibious or support vessels, or even prepare to convert merchant ships to carry missiles, as a way to rapidly increase the fleet with which the Chinese navy would have to contend. Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025 As the situation with France, caused by the seizure of American merchant ships, deteriorated, Adams had to prepare his country for war. Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025 Rind even redesigned the masthead of the paper to make her own name more prominent and, through the inclusion of an illustration of a merchant ship, signal a stronger endorsement of the principles of free trade. Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for merchant ship
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Noun
  • Princess Kate was appointed Sponsor of HMS Glasgow in June 2021 and the cutting-edge Type 26 anti-submarine frigate is designed to protect the U.K.'s nuclear deterrent and aircraft carriers.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • Video In recent weeks, a group of veterans and family members of veterans, ranging in age and physical ability, has been gathering in the belly of the U.S.S. Intrepid, an aircraft carrier turned museum on the Hudson River.
    Dina Litovsky, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • But with Musk bolstering his commitment to leading Tesla, Ives said traders can now shift their focus to the company’s role in what the analyst called the artificial intelligence revolution.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 May 2025
  • This is per the equity's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 29% that ranks in the 20th percentile of its annual range, meaning options traders are pricing in low volatility expectations at the moment.
    Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • In March 2024, the wreck of the steamship Milwaukee, which sank after colliding with another vessel in 1886, was found 360 feet below the water's surface in Lake Michigan.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 May 2025
  • On the Mississippi, where Mark Twain had once waited upriver for steamships from this city, all boat traffic had fallen silent.
    Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The frames were built in Poland and shipped by a barge through the European river network to Marseille’s port on France’s southern coast for the contractor to pour the concrete to create 18 cubes.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Check out other travel tech deals, with portable chargers, clothing steamers, earbuds, and more on sale for up to 82 percent off.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
  • Check out their roundup of products for a spa-like experience without leaving the house, from waffle bathrobes to facial steamers.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.
    Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Directed by Chris Sanders (known for How to Train Your Dragon and Lilo & Stitch), the film, based on the books by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot follows a robot whose transport ship crashes in a tsunami, causing the robot to wash up on an island populated only by animals.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 29 May 2025
  • Other deals reportedly in the works include providing Starlink satellite internet services to companies in the Middle East and tunneling firm, the Boring Company, building a transport system underneath Dubai.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Its data suggests the volume of crude oil and products, including refined fuels, in floating storage on tankers for seven days or longer has risen over the past month by 14% to more than 160 million barrels.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • The tanker continued into the median, struck the median wall then continued west, approximately one-tenth of a mile, igniting on fire.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025

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