The companies will design and co-develop the systems and analyse whether the technologies are commercially viable.

The US Navy needs multi-mission, long-range autonomous warships that can traverse and fight across the vast waters of the ...

BALTIMORE — After delivering a load of sugar to the Domino refinery in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor two winters ago, a 567-foot bulk carrier departed for Georgia but didn’t get very far before ...

China reveals the specs for its 14,000-container nuclear cargo ship, powered by an ultra-efficient 200MW thorium molten salt ...

Industry acceptance of aluminum hulls and lightweight composite structures has helped too, reducing energy demand and making ...

Wind-Assisted Propulsion is where old meets new, using power drawn from the wind to help move the ship on its journey, saving fuel along the way.

Less than two weeks after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed by an out-of-control cargo ship, another huge container ship passed beneath a busy bridge connecting New York and New ...

The container ship that apparently lost power and then smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was cited last year for a “deficiency” with its propulsion. The M/V Dali also crashed while ...

Nobody could have predicted that Orient Express, known for its iconic luxury trains, would be the one to operate the world's largest and most luxurious sailing ship. An entire Orient Express sailing ...

Engineers work to unlock power shipwide. Over the years, ship propulsion has evolved from sail to steam to diesel and gas turbine engines. The U.S. Navy now is transitioning to all-electric ships, ...

A bed of microscopic air bubbles to reduce drag, robots sorting through waste—a new generation of cruise ships is bringing ...

The new HMS Stirling Castle is not a purpose-built minesweeper, but a civilian vessel bought by the Royal Navy and converted ...