Researchers have found evidence of animals sailing across the oceans on accidental rafts of vegetation, fallen trees, and soil. It’s likely the animals weren’t planning to take a trip. Natural events ...

A ketch’s mainmast is forward and its smaller mizzenmast is aft. “In the old days, when they were sailing cargo, the schooner ...

An overland journey north was an impractical choice for many who sought to escape slavery. Some fugitives took to the sea.

Polish shipbuilder CRIST S.A. has held a keel-laying ceremony for an offshore support vessel (OSV), being built for Norwegian ...

The U.S. Brig Niagara has left Erie for a month-long journey to Maine for extensive repairs. The ship will not return in time for Tall Ships Erie in August, but is expected back for the nation's 250th ...

Between January and April 2025, dry bulk ship recycling has fallen 24% y/y, reaching a 17-year low despite a 35% y/y drop in ...

For first-timers, cruise ship terminology can seem like its own language. From direction to parts of the ship, crew members ...

In 1981, a businessman named Tung Chao-yung purchased a newly made supertanker from Japan's Sumitomo Heavy Industries.