Sailing ships once dominated the seas, and were behind much of the early exploration of the planet. Why don't large modern ships have sails anymore?

The first purpose-built modern sailing cargo ship, Canopée, will start operations this year. Canopée has been launched and wingsails will soon be installed before her first journey transporting ...

Modern cruise ships are floating cities. Moreover, they are the products of a vast, ill-advised multi-continent industrial ...

Cruising the Mediterranean is enjoyable, but sailing on a Star Clippers tall ship takes it to a whole new level.

An old ship that transports aerospace-related components from Europe to the US achieved great results after being retrofitted with a modern sail system ...

Historians have long wondered how ancient mariners sailed against summer winds in the Mediterranean. This ambitious study provides an answer.

One edited image on Twitter which showed the Titanic sailing in front of a huge modern day cruise ship was retweeted almost 25,000 times.

The International Windship Association reports that more than 20 commercial cargo ships already use “wind-assist” technologies that are retrofitted on existing vessels. The first purpose-built modern ...

Cargo vessels are some of the dirtiest vehicles in existence. Can a centuries-old technology help to clean them up?