The company aims to officially launch the wind-powered trimaran cargo ships in 2025, with a rollout date sometime in 2026. The ships are being built at Australia's Austal shipping yard ...

A Spanish company called bound4blue proposes an innovative suction sail design that could revolutionize maritime transport.

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A system that allows ships to “earn” carbon credits and trade them with other ships. Credits can be earned by using lower-emission fuel and/or contributing to a fund that will support low-carbon ...

Instead, they’re a set of towering metal sails that stand 123 feet tall, designed to harness the wind’s power and propel the ... on fossil fuels. The ship’s gas engines can be throttled ...

Port Everglades welcomed its first cargo ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), marking a milestone for the South ...

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 ...

The Swiss marine power company will supply its X-EL energy management system for four wind-assisted hybrid tankers.