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A cargo ship has collided with a docked cruise ship in New Orleans, Louisiana, with reports suggesting more than 120 people were on board the cruise ship.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Some international passenger and cargo flights from East Coast and West Coast airports were cleared to take off by Friday evening Eastern time.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

For the last few weeks, in addition to its usual payload of passengers, medicine, and supplies, Alaska Seaplanes has carried some unique cargo: midterm election ballots.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

He expects a Chinese maritime-insurance hub would “become a substantial player in ship insurance” because most ships are made in China, financed in China and a lot of cargo comes from China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

“I have some valuable cargo in my office that needs to go to Miami. My client is anxious. I don’t want to disappoint him. Which is where you come in. I’ll pay you five dollars.”

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

The test is whether ships move routinely, insurers underwrite voyages and energy cargoes reach global markets reliably.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

But the diverted ships show U.S. oil companies are reluctant to handle the cargoes of Russian diesel because of the potential legal and reputational consequences, industry executives and lobbyists said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The physical Brent discount to futures reached $2.12 a barrel Monday, S&P Global said, while several North Sea cargoes remained without buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

He added that unless the government saw "an absolute dire need", it would not be procuring spot cargoes on the LNG front, which tend to be far more expensive than previously contracted shipments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the days before his knighthood, he had often bought cargoes from Salladhor Saan.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

He adds that while stronger flows through the Strait of Hormuz are helping keep a lid on regional differentials “we doubt that Asian buyers are putting cargos into storage, especially at these high price levels.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

To that end, these cargos are as intentional and well-lived as a perfectly executed skate trick: they’re hand-dyed, but also arrive bearing natural bleach, oil and scuff marks.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

The company, which operates facilities that convert natural gas into liquid for shipping purposes, exported 128 cargos and sold 478.3 trillion British thermal units of LNG in the latest quarter.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Yet even then, a “partial squeeze” spiked prices as ship owners refused cargos, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026

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