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In addition, LaGuardia isn’t an international airport (with inbound immigration and customs facilities), making Newark a more practical long-term gateway for growth, serving destinations beyond Bermuda.
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Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
On Saturday, 19 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in either direction, but only one openly signaled its inbound transit along the Omani coast, Kpler data show.
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Weilun Soon,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Both sides traded strikes amid efforts last week to open Oman’s territorial waters in the strait to both inbound and outbound ship traffic from the Persian Gulf.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Putting the pilot aboard an inbound ship or retrieving them from an outbound one must take place between the ship and a pilot boat while at sea.
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David Szondy
june 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
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Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
On Saturday, 19 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in either direction, but only one openly signaled its inbound transit along the Omani coast, Kpler data show.
—
Weilun Soon,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Both sides traded strikes amid efforts last week to open Oman’s territorial waters in the strait to both inbound and outbound ship traffic from the Persian Gulf.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Putting the pilot aboard an inbound ship or retrieving them from an outbound one must take place between the ship and a pilot boat while at sea.
—
David Szondy
june 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
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“Inbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbound. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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inbound
adjective
in·bound
ˈin-ˌbau̇nd 
: inward bound
inbound traffic
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