seaborne

[ see-bawrn, -bohrn ]

/ ˈsiˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

transported by ship over the sea.

carried on or over the sea: a seaborne fog; seaborne cargoes.

Origin of seaborne

First recorded in 1815–25; sea + borne¹

The seaborne landings in Morocco and Sicily had been relative cakewalks.

The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day |Timothy M. Gay |June 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The public story was that Seaborne represented the Canadian government alone.

How the State Department Can Stop the Next WikiLeaks |James C. Goodale |December 1, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
In later times the seaborne commerce of Egypt fell, to a large extent, into the hands of the Phœnicians and Greeks.

Ancient and Modern Ships. |George C. V. Holmes
It is an important seat of trade, where seaborne goods are transferred to and from river boats.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various

It was the celebrated Seaborne Jones, one of the very ablest lawyers the State ever produced.

The Memories of Fifty Years |William H. Sparks
Some seaborne trade, chiefly coasting, is carried on at the open roadsteads of Masulipatam and Nizampatam, both in the delta.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various
Seaborne trade was rigidly directed as a potent arm in bringing Germany's war power to ruin.

Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII |Various

seaborne

/ (ˈsiːˌbɔːn) /

carried on or by the sea

transported by ship