The sails significantly reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The ship’s gas engines can be throttled down when a boost from the wind is available, saving precious fuel and cutting emissions.

Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC), a Norwegian shipowner, has announced that the newest addition to its fleet will ...

Mr Langelaan, now in his mid-40s, says he first decided that we needed to return to sail cargo ships when he was in his early 20s. At the time he was working alongside climate researchers and ...

A University of Miami College of Engineering researcher has one goal: To help modern cargo ships go green. This, however, is no easy feat. The World Shipping Council estimates that 6,000 container ...

One solution may be retrofitting cargo ships with giant, vertical winglike sails capable of harnessing wind power as its main energy source. The latest example comes from the company Smart Green ...

Hundreds of years ago, ships sailed into the Port of Quebec carrying supplies. This month, that tradition was revived with the Anemos — a modern sailing cargo vessel built by TOWT which can ...

Starting in 2026, Airbus will charter three brand-new ships with rotor sails and dual-fuel engines to carry aircraft ...

A cargo ship fitted with a first of its kind sail designed to cut carbon emissions arrived in Southampton. Scientists at the University of Southampton are experimenting with a new, wind powered ...

A cargo ship fitted with a massive wing sail has sailed into Southampton, where scientists from the University of Southampton will coordinate tests for the vessel. The Pacific Grebe has been ...

A UK nuclear transport firm tests an innovative sail technology on one of its specialist ships, in a bid to reduce its carbon ...

Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC), a Norwegian shipowner, has announced that the newest addition to its fleet will sport what it terms the "largest ever" suction sails. The ship ...