The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: ...

Cargo ships equipped with massive rigid sails ... New technology uses wind power to reduce cargo ships ... Well over a century after the Age of Sail gave way to coal- and oil-burning ships, ...

The world’s first cargo ship that produces nearly zero planet-heating pollution is on track to set sail in 2026, according to one of the firms behind the project.

Wind-powered cargo ships ruled the world's waves back in the 19th Century. Then the adoption of the steam engine saw them replaced by much-larger, coal-powered alternatives.

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 hav… ...

How sail-powered cargo ships are charting a course to sustainability on the high seas Eighty percent of all global trade travels by sea, and the ships carrying those goods account for 3 percent of ...

Wind-powered cargo ships ruled the world's waves back in the 19th Century. Then the adoption of the steam engine saw them replaced by much-larger, coal-powered alternatives.