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Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht
Superyachts are notoriously dirty luxury toys, with a single billionaire’s boat emitting as much as 7,020 tons of CO2 per year. And while...
A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it
As droughts continue to deplete the Panama Canal’s water levels, the maritime trading hub’s operators are planning a workaround. On...
Shark skin and owl feathers could inspire quieter underwater sonar
Sharks and owls are evolutionarily optimized in surprisingly similar ways. When it comes to the ocean’s apex predator, their skin’s...
A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day
A shipping vessel left China for Brazil while sporting some new improvements last August—a pair of 123-feet-tall, solid “wings”...
Staggering 3D scan of the Titanic shows the wreck down to the millimeter
Months of painstaking work analyzing over 16 terabytes of imaging and 4K video data has resulted in the first full-sized 3D scan of the RMS...
Watchdog sounds alarm on the Navy’s fire preparedness
On July 12, 2020, the USS Bonhomme Richard caught fire. The vessel is officially described as an “amphibious assault ship,” a name that...
A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage
A massive cargo ship retrofitted with a pair of nearly 125-foot-tall “wing sails” has set out on its maiden voyage, potentially...
The first container ship fueled by food scraps is ready to set sail
The shipping industry is important in linking together the global supply chain, but it’s fairly carbon intensive. Recent data suggest...
Denmark’s new modular patrol boats will tackle a changing Arctic
On June 22, Denmark’s Ministry of Defense announced what companies would be building its next patrol ships. The new type of vessel is...
OceanGate confirms missing Titan submersible passengers ‘have sadly been lost’
OceanGate announced on Thursday afternoon it believes a “debris field” discovered near the Titanic indicates all five passengers aboard...
