Even if research into sailing cargo ships all but stopped in the late 19th century, engineering, materials science, yacht racing, and aerospace design have yielded major innovations that are being ...

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image: Future ships could be powered by wind to fight climate change view more Credit: Photo by Smart Green Shipping Scientists to retrofit large shipping vessels with ultramodern sails in efforts ...

The multi-purpose fleet of single and 'tweendeck general cargo ships is surprisingly large — numbering nearly 17,000 vessels totaling about 80 million dwt — and is estimated to carry more than ...

Long before cargo vessels hauled millions of gallons of oil to fuel their voyages, merchant ships hoisted their sails using the wind. An innovative new design is bringing these sails back using ...

HIGH TECH, LOW EMISSIONS Such cargo ships would mark a maritime revolution. Until now most companies trying to cut emissions have viewed sails as an add-on to curb fuel consumption, not as the ...

A solid bulk cargo that is apparently stable on the quayside can liquefy because pressures in the water between the particles build up as it is loaded onto the ship. This is especially likely if ...

Such cargo ships would mark a maritime revolution. Until now most companies trying to cut emissions have viewed sails as an add-on to curb fuel consumption, not as the main source of propulsion.

Nine leading maritime cargo companies have formed the Global Shipping Business Network to collaborate on a platform based on digital ledger access for companies. Ports like Rotterdam and Antwerp are a ...

CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout gets inside the trillion-dollar shipping industry to find out what it takes to get made-in-China goods ...

The cargo ships of the future could travel across the oceans devoid of humans - and instead be remote controlled like a video game 5,000 miles away (Credit: Wärtsilä) ...

Cargo ships lost over 3,000 containers in 2020, and reportedly another 1,000 have already fallen overboard in 2021, according to the World Shipping Council. For comparison, the Council estimated ...