carriers

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Operators spent $10,000 to $15,000 a day in fuel and crew costs to keep large crude carriers sitting still, maritime analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

However, Moynihan said in the short term, carriers like hers could save costs in other areas.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Within weeks, insurance carriers will start calculating their premiums for 2027.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

United Airlines rose 6% and Delta Air Lines gained 5%, with carriers previously hiking fares to offset fuel costs.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The list of diseases and their insect carriers, or vectors, includes typhus and body lice, plague and rat fleas, African sleeping sickness and tsetse flies, various fevers and ticks, and innumerable others.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson