Freighters will have most of their special-case restrictions removed: they will now be able to perform cargo operations in space, including moving items into and out of containers, moving things to and from containers in space, and jettisoning items

so you just removed the single most important use of orcas, hauling for mining fleets

not cool

The best I can come up with is that he thinks the Orca will be rendered obsolete by using freighters to pick up ore from Orca's? That is the best i can come up with and I think that is just crazy. Why would you use a freighter to do that instead of another Orca or industrial ship. Sure the freighter can carry more, but its align, warp, movement, and bump factor all make it a far worse choice.

On top of that when we looked at what the restrictions were and why they had been put in place we no longer deemed them as necessary.

But now I can use my freighter to loot freighter wrecks, yeah!