seaborne

American  

[see-bawrn, -bohrn] / ˈsiˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

adjective

1. transported by ship over the sea.

2. carried on or over the sea.

   a seaborne fog; seaborne cargoes.

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seaborne British  

/ ˈsiːˌbɔːn /

adjective

1. carried on or by the sea

2. transported by ship

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Etymology

Origin of seaborne

First recorded in 1815–25; sea + borne ¹

Example Sentences

Iranian oil makes up roughly 13% of China’s seaborne oil intake.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before the war, a daily average of 138 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a quarter of the world's seaborne oil and a fifth of all LNG.

From Barron's

The strait is the only sea passage from the Gulf towards the Indian Ocean, through which nearly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil supplies pass, as well as a significant amount of cargo.

From Barron's

Around 20 million barrels per day of oil, or one-fifth of the world’s seaborne crude oil, passes through the strait.

From MarketWatch

Around 20 million barrels per day of oil, or one-fifth of the world’s seaborne crude oil, pass through the strait.

From MarketWatch