Modern cruise ships are engineered to maneuver themselves into tight ports without relying on expensive tugboats, using a clever combination of bow thrusters, twin propellers, and independent rudders.

Unlike smaller boats, cruise ships offer a surprisingly steady ride, and one that often catches first-time passengers off guard.

The Rhine River is famous for its fairy-tale landscapes. Sailing through the Rhine Gorge, travelers see medieval castles ...

A new class of ship may be entering service for the U.S. Navy soon, and it has some distinct differences from previous ships.

“This is the time for this,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said when discussing shipboard lasers, a remark that captures the real ...

Eski Foça, a town on Turkey’s Aegean coast, has been shaped by thousands of years of history and conquered by dozens of civilizations. Yet it still feels sheltered from the chaos of the modern world.

Swiss director Ian Purnell’s documentary "Arctic Link" is a confounding experience to sit through. Ostensibly a film about the internet coming to a remote island off Alaska decades after it has taken ...

Stamford, Conn.-based Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) has taken delivery of the Areion, a 93,000 cubic meter LPG and ammonia very large gas carrier (VLGC/AC). Built at Hanwha Ocean’s Okpo Shipyard in ...

As cruise operators face growing scrutiny around emissions and Underwater radiated noise (or noise performance), propulsion is increasingly being judged on more than efficiency alone. Advances in ...

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GPS spoofing and signal jamming are disrupting ships near conflict zones like Iran. Here’s how cyber interference is confusing global navigation systems.

New research suggests that the widely accepted narrative of King Harold’s army undertaking a near 200-mile forced march to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is likely incorrect, with evidence pointing to ...