container
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Some container shipping is going through the Panama Canal, which has reported increases in daily transits since the war, without specifying which types of ships.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
They will be installed alongside a large lithium-ion battery, around the size of a small shipping container, which will allow the bulk of the power to be stored and used locally.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
One problem, the Bank of Canada said, is that Canadian ports can’t accommodate some of the latest, ultra-large container ships being deployed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
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
The container, which was nothing more than a steel box welded to a trailer, was on the opposite side of the pool.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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