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“Everything was packed here for when the research missions were supposed to come back,” Al-Sanusi said, as Al-Abideen heaved a jammed container door open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Global container capacity, measured in 20-foot equivalent units, stuck in port congestion, the equivalent of 6.6% of the fleet, according to Sea-Intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Inside a shipping container beside the field, the engineers highlight on a computer the area they want the aircraft to spray.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
So he gave me an old yogurt container full of water, and I opened the crate door without lifting the burlap, stuck the water inside, and shut the door again as fast as I could.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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The plan is to resume firefighting efforts, first from the cargo hold of the ferry, which is the compartment where containers and or goods are stored, Cayabyab said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In other words, Canadian whiskies in containers larger than 4 liters won’t get banned from the American market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
A ship loses around 200 containers for every 30-centimeter draft decrease, according to Quijano.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
All of them — RVs, makeshift shelters, a few shipping containers and one compound of discarded school bungalows — fall within the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
I zip my bagful of vials and sample containers closed and walk toward the shuttle.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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