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Chris Cook, Maersk’s managing director for South Asia, told the Economic Times that the company would explore the potential and feasibility of investing in dedicated air freighters and partnerships in the green fuel segment in India.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025
The other is in December of 2004, the show’s current-day timeline where Desmond has landed on a freighter several miles offshore from the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Beachgoers from Palm Beach to Broward counties had their Saturday beach day interrupted when tar balls started washing up along the shoreline, possibly due to an oil spill from a freighter or cruise ship, officials say.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
Daryl was taken captive in Maine by a crew of French sailors and shipped back to France on a freighter ship.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025
The other is in December of 2004, the show’s current-day timeline where Desmond has landed on a freighter several miles offshore from the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Beachgoers from Palm Beach to Broward counties had their Saturday beach day interrupted when tar balls started washing up along the shoreline, possibly due to an oil spill from a freighter or cruise ship, officials say.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
Daryl was taken captive in Maine by a crew of French sailors and shipped back to France on a freighter ship.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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freighter
noun
freight·er
ˈfrāt-ər 
1
: a person who carries or ships freight
2
: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight
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