Mar 19, 2024 Mar 19, 2024 Updated Apr 23, 2025 NEWBURYPORT — A ship model in need of a new home is making its next voyage to the Custom House Maritime Museum. The model is of the famous Boston clipper ...

Modern harbors are crowded with steel hulls and humming engines, not tall masts and canvas. The global fleet has traded wind for fuel because commercial shipping, naval power, and leisure boating now ...

For most of seafaring's history, the primary means of propelling a ship was with sails. However, most modern ships no longer have sails, instead relying on combustion power. Using diesel engines means ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On the rough and icy waters of the North Sea in 1925, an unusual ...

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy’s small wood sander. ANTANANARIVO, ...

PORTSMOUTH — Imagine standing on the wooden deck of a tall ship on the night watch, looking up at a sky of stars as you hear the wind fill its sails and waves splash its hull. That’s what Seacoast ...

Looking like a set of bridge supports that were accidentally installed on a cargo ship, a new wind-driven system by startup CoFlow Jet promises to reduce ship fuel costs by up to 90% using stationary ...

The shipping industry is thought to be responsible for roughly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Though that might sound like a relatively small figure, the gas-guzzling cargo ships responsible ...

Union Maritime, a UK shipowner, has launched its first wind-assisted vessel, Buran, fitted with Norsepower Rotor Sails™ designed to harness wind energy and enhance fuel efficiency. Its launch marks a ...