cargo
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Oil tankers and cargo ships use it to reach the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean, shortening journeys between Asia and Europe and North America by thousands of kilometres.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Thunder is an autonomous attack aircraft that can carry missiles or rockets, patrol airspace and carry cargo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Behind a line of emergency service vehicles, I could also see that several cargo containers aboard the BG Orange had been dislodged from their original positions," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
That is because cabin crews, who are trained to quickly extinguish a fire, can’t access cargo midflight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
When he was done checking on the cargo, he was glad he had another excuse to put off seeing her.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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Lower Middle Eastern prices for July and August cargoes and a large increase in July fuel exports could encourage Chinese refiners to return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It has demanded that shipowners using its route fill out forms declaring their size and cargoes and seek permission to cross, documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“With shipping traffic steadily improving through the Strait, traders are increasingly focused on a growing queue of cargoes waiting to move,” he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Insurance costs for oil tankers generally have been higher than for vessels carrying food, grains or fertilizer, because crude-oil cargoes have higher insured values, said Pribyl, the maritime attorney.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Textbooks talk about the Triangle Trade: Ships set out from Europe carrying fabrics, clothes, and simple manufactured goods to Africa, where they sold their cargoes and bought people.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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Shell said Tuesday in its annual LNG report that global physical LNG cargos sold this year could be similar to the 422 million metric tons sold in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Shipping companies are carving out other ways to get their cargos through the region.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Yet even then, a “partial squeeze” spiked prices as ship owners refused cargos, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
"I believe that what I bought was multiple cargos of virgin palm oil that has been wrongly classified as palm oil sludge," they said.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
He was Hoede’s personal Squaller and often traveled with the merchant’s most precious cargos, guaranteeing favorable winds to bring the ships safely and quickly to harbor.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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