Hismar, a hull-cleaning robot developed at the United Kingdom's Newcastle University, could save the shipping industry from excess drag, fuel consumption, and pollution. In a software-driven world, it ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture in its hull, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday, backing off an initial report that the freighter had ...

It feels backwards, but larger ships often have an easier time reaching higher speeds than smaller vessels. This breaks down hull speed, wave interference, hump resistance, and the design tricks like ...

Earlier this month on Hobart’s River Derwent, a 130-meter (426-ft) vessel began moving with an unfamiliar level of calm. No engine rumble, no exhaust plume; just the quiet churn of waterjets as Hull ...

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Families anxiously awaited news of the 12 people missing from a capsized oil industry vessel Thursday while divers searching for survivors knocked on the ship’s hull without ...

Here’s a wild fact I’d never heard: Biofouling on ship hulls increases fuel consumption around 15% on average. The term specifically refers to a build-up of microorganisms and other life. That ...

In the late 1700s, King George III glimpsed the future of shipping. Sir Charles Middleton, the comptroller of the British Royal Navy, approached the monarch with a vision. His pitch came with a demo—a ...

These are words used by officials and the media regarding the New Zealand government's decision to interrupt at least eight cruise ships trying to sail the country's waters this season. Several of ...

Standing at the rail of a large cruise ship at sunset, the scene can feel simple: metal, water, and sky. Yet the vessel is rarely alone. A cruise ship travels through the ocean as a moving structure ...

A cruise ship was prevented from docking in Australia due to fungal growth on the ship’s hull, according to statements issued by the cruise line and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, ...

German-funded project FoulLas is “green and efficient” at cleaning maritime surfaces by underwater laser. Compare and contrast: samples irradiated with the laser (R) – and not (L). The settlement of ...