freighter

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Qatar's defence ministry also said a freighter arriving in its waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The airport has brought on Chinese-speaking staff and plans to demolish old military air hangars to make more freighter parking and warehouse space, according to Torsten Wefers, the airport’s vice president of sales and marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It halted work at Boeing's major factories in the Seattle region, paralysing production of the 737, the 777 and the 767 freighter.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

A runaway freighter full of gypsum rammed a steel bridge, but the cause was crew inattention, not mechanical like Baltimore.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

A schooner, a catamaran freighter, and a yacht, all of them lying across a bridge at a separate dock.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi