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Some freighters turn west under the Mackinac Bridge toward steel mills near Chicago and Gary, Indiana.
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
And Iran would retain de facto control of the 700-mile-long shipping lane because the mere threat of an attack would likely deter most freighters.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
In this screenshot from one of the live cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the new Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being jettisoned away from the station.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
And Iran would retain de facto control of the 700-mile-long shipping lane because the mere threat of an attack would likely deter most freighters.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The 287-foot freighter was intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in 1985.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
In this screenshot from one of the live cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the new Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being jettisoned away from the station.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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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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