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In the early first century A.D., before trade reached its peak, the Greek geographer Strabo described eastbound fleets of more than 100 merchant ships.
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Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Suddenly, fleets of huge merchant ships, capable of carrying extravagant cargoes, set out from Roman Egypt to India.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
For example, the Sheerness docks near London have had a population of 10,000 yellow scorpions for centuries, since merchant ships brought them from continental Europe, but these harmless critters haven’t spread because conditions aren’t right.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
Houthis wreak havoc again, damage communications cables, report says
The Houthi rebels in Yemen, who for months have been attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea, have found another way to disrupt Western commercial endeavors.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Suddenly, fleets of huge merchant ships, capable of carrying extravagant cargoes, set out from Roman Egypt to India.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
For example, the Sheerness docks near London have had a population of 10,000 yellow scorpions for centuries, since merchant ships brought them from continental Europe, but these harmless critters haven’t spread because conditions aren’t right.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
Houthis wreak havoc again, damage communications cables, report says
The Houthi rebels in Yemen, who for months have been attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea, have found another way to disrupt Western commercial endeavors.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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The ministry said the Chinese ships, led by Liaoning, the oldest of China’s three aircraft carriers, were spotted on Tuesday night, and its forces monitored the fleet.Reuters, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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China, the undisputed global leader in wind energy, has just set another world record for the world's tallest and highest-capacity offshore wind turbine, taller than the Eiffel Tower, The Chrysler Building, and longer than the longest US aircraft carrier.New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2024
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Abolitionists made good use of the provision to harry slave traders.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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From trader to founder Just 28 years old, Mansour looks every bit the whiz kid tech founder—messy hair, frenetic conversation, and a disdain for convention.Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Michigan Shipwreck Research Association That discovery was announced just weeks after the 1886 wreck of the steamship Milwaukee was found more than 350 feet below the surface in Lake Michigan.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The expedition team's next target using the Hydrus technology is the wreck of the luxury passenger steamship SS Koombana, which disappeared somewhere off Port Hedland en route to Broome during a tropical cyclone in 1912, with 150 on board presumed to have perished.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
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On Thursday, a large barge could be seen working out near the pier, where the contractor Manson Construction is setting up to restart the sand replenishment project as early as next week.Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recurring images of a massive barge stacked high with shipping containers send a curiously two-sided message here: Amazon will continue no matter what, but so will efforts to unionize.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Every traveler has their own go-to gadget, though, from organizers for pills and electronics to de-wrinkling favorites like releasers and portable steamers.Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
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Bigger steamers like Kingsteam are hard to store and certainly hard to travel with, and smaller steamers like Q-Redew are limited due to their lack of attachments.Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Oct. 2024
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Among the programs being cut is the 767 jet, which is now only being built in a freighter version.Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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To check freighter travel in Michigan, visit the MarineTraffic website.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
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The measure will come into effect on Monday, David Belliard, the Green deputy mayor in charge of transport, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).Carlton Reid, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The result is not just the successful transport of water up an 80-foot-tall tree trunk.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
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Other health care facilities in Asheville have brought in tanker trucks with water to continue their operations, but Planned Parenthood is still working on requesting emergency water supplies from the state.Ariel Wittenberg, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lara had driven this four-day round trip dozens of times, but on this day he was pulled over by the Nevada Highway Patrol on I-80 about an hour outside of Reno, ostensibly for following and passing a tanker truck too closely.Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant%20ship. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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