Ships harnessed winds as the primary means of propulsion for many centuries before steam engines took center stage in the 1800s; it's quite poetic how maritime travel was greenhouse gas-free long ...

When ships moved from muscle- and wind power to burning coal and other fossil fuels for their propulsion, they also became significantly faster and larger. Today’s cargo ships and ferries have become ...

It sounds absurd—pirates with rifles attacking unarmed cargo ships. But modern freighters are designed to defend themselves without firing a shot. From long-range acoustic blasters that vibrate ...

PANAMA CITY — Panama's president will ask voters to approve a multibillion-dollar plan for expanding the Panama Canal to accommodate huge modern cargo ships in what would be the waterway's biggest ...