A typical cargo ship is massive—the largest is more than 1,300 feet long, or roughly the length of five Manhattan city blocks. But a startup called CargoKite is going in the other direction: Some of ...

The world of shipping is about to change. The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was recently launched in Tuzla port of Turkey. Dubbed Neoliner Origin, the 450-foot (136-meter) vessel promises to ...

Researchers from the University of Miami College of Engineering reportedly claim that utilizing massive cylinders for wind propulsion systems can reduce the reliance of cargo ships on fuel. Scientists ...

As the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis, the shipping industry is examining the viability of nuclear power for cargo ships. This shift is driven by the urgent need for sustainable ...

Airbus will charter three new-generation green cargo ships for aircraft component transportation. The Chinese shipyard commissioned to build them completed the steel-cutting ceremony for the first one ...

Eighty percent of all global trade travels by sea, and the ships carrying those goods account for 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, some shipping companies are taking a new tack as ...

Wind is an underutilized resource that has the potential to steer the notoriously dirty shipping industry toward a greener future. Inhabitants of the Marshall Islands—a chain of coral atolls in the ...