container
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For container ships, fuel now costs about 25% of the total price of a voyage from Asia to Los Angeles, Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
DBS economists expect export growth to accelerate to 8.4% in April from 2.5% in March, noting that container ship deadweight tonnage at 20 major ports rose during the period.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Both say the 40 ventilators are in a shipping container, that they are not compatible with Wrexham Maelor's systems and were supplied at the start of the pandemic by the Welsh government.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
At the bottom of the container, there was a small pile of cotton squares, some stiff and brown, others merely dappled.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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