Unlike some sail designs of old ... The sails significantly reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The ship’s gas engines can be throttled down when a boost from the wind is available, saving precious ...

But with the Anemos, the world's largest cargo sail ship, a French company is seeking to revive the eco-friendly and cost-effective technology to become a regular fixture on the high seas once again.

A University of Miami College of Engineering researcher has one goal: To help modern ... sail definitely could. So Zha has set out to create stationary cylinder sails that promise to reduce ship ...

For three turbulent centuries, the glimpse of a square sail and dragon-headed ... evolution of other types of ship. Among these were the knarr, or ocean-going cargo vessel, which facilitated ...

Their size, weight, and capability to carry gargantuan loads of cargo across large expanses of the ocean have revolutionized transportation in the modern world ... A container ship, or "box ...

Bermudians were given the chance to tour a modern-day pirate ship over ... Mr Routledge said that the ship initially planned to sail the Northwest Passage through Canada and into the Pacific ...

another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the first all-steel cargo ships to traverse the lakes. Built to break speed ...

A pioneering rigid shipping mast has set off on its first journey, harnessing the wind to propel a cargo ship from England to ...

another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the first all-steel cargo ships to traverse the lakes. Built to break speed ...