Mar 19, 2024 Mar 19, 2024 Updated Apr 23, 2025 NEWBURYPORT — A ship model in need of a new home is making its next voyage to the Custom House Maritime Museum. The model is of the famous Boston ...

Mariners pushing for wind power say investors used to view them as something of a joke. But as they pioneer a comeback for sail-powered cargo ships, they're having the last laugh.

The first, Model 1, towers up to 17 meters (56 feet) over the deck of the ship, while the Model 2 reaches 26 meters (85 feet). Finally, the Model 3 is 36 meters (118 feet) tall.

Some in the shipping industry are embracing wind power by fitting ships with sails to make a dent in the industry’s carbon footprint.

They used profits from their chocolate-making and coffee-roasting business in western France to finance their first sail-powered cargo ship, Grain de Sail I.

SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that inst… ...

French shipper Neoline is open about the fact that when its new 136-meter (446-foot) carrier begins sailing in 2025, it will use its diesel engine when winds alone can’t meet its target of 13 ...