81.   The islands are near shipping lanes used to transport oil from Saudi Arabia.

82.   The long-running dispute over the islands, located near strategic shipping lanes in the Gulf, continues to strain relations between the GCC and Iran.

83.   The Spratlys, which are also claimed by China and Taiwan, are near strategic shipping lanes and are believed to lie atop oil and mineral deposits.

84.   The skirmish escalated tensions in the region, posing a potential threat to heavily used shipping lanes.

85.   The substance leaked from a tanker as it lay on its side in shallow water near a busy shipping lane between Singapore and Malaysia.

86.   The Spratlys straddle strategic shipping lanes, and some geologists believe they lie atop rich oil reserves.

87.   The Spratlys also straddle important shipping lanes.

88.   The Spratlys straddle strategic shipping lanes, including the route tankers take to supply Japan with oil from the Middle East.

89.   The Straits of Malacca is a major shipping lane connecting Asia and much of the world.

90.   They stand astride major shipping lanes.