Synonyms of cargoes

cargoes

noun

variants or cargos

plural of cargo

as in payloads

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payloads
• burdens
• loads
• loadings
• freights
• weights
• shipments
• hauls
• drafts
• consignments
• carloads
• ladings
• truckloads
• bales
• shiploads
• trainloads
• packages
• masses
• wagonloads
• bundles
• ballasts
• packets
• parcels
• boatloads
• surcharges
• packs
• overloads
• deadweights
• bodies
• manifests
• bulks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cargoes

Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

In early April, for instance, Brent futures traded at around $113 per barrel while physical cargoes of the stuff sold for as much as $144. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

The war in the Middle East has made cargoes more scarce and, in turn, more expensive, raising the prospects of another energy crunch. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

This would add logistical friction to the process of first unloading and then reloading the oil cargoes. — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Europe’s own energy regulators calculate that refilling before winter will require LNG imports roughly 13% higher than last year, at a moment when Asian buyers — also restocking after the Gulf disruption — are competing for the same cargoes. — John Kerry, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

In comparison, about 300,000 barrels could be loaded onto a vessel that shuttles cargoes out to a bigger tanker offshore holding around 700,000 barrels. — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026