shipment

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For merchants like Amberjack, even a seemingly small increase in the cost per shipment can add up to thousands of dollars each month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The company also continues to see gains in weight per shipment, which is “often an early indicator of improving underlying demand, particularly from industrial customers,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The tanker's arrival marks the first crude oil shipment to dock in one of Cuba's ports since early January.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Peabody maintained 2026 full-year shipment targets, but analysts see them at risk, despite high thermal coal prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Papa said, “When word gets out that the shipment is in, it’s go’n look like we’re havin’ the women’s missionary meetin’ down here.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns