Remembering Friendship 500, the McBarge That McDonald’s Built to Appear More Elegant
29 Jul 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The McBarge is the second floating McDonald’s location built and a relic in terrible condition that seems to resist all attempts at bringing it back to life
Oceandiva $28 Million Luxury Party Boat Ruffles Feathers Despite Zero-Emissions Claims
12 Nov 2022, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Oceandiva London will be the first CO2-free venue center, able to host parties as large as 1,500 guests, with exquisite dining and wining options
Floating House SS Irwell Makes a Strong Case for Downsizing as Cost of Living Spikes
26 Sep 2022, 11:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This narrowboat is far from glamorous and it’s definitely cramped, but it beats paying rent in the city, using a car, and increased expenses
Meet Medway Eco-Barge, a Houseboat Built Only With Reclaimed Materials and No Design Plans
2 Sep 2022, 11:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This family houseboat is a cautionary tale on how the DIY way won’t always work, especially on such projects, a warning that not all that glitters is gold
Walhalla Is an Elegant Floating House Disguised as a James Bond Submarine
11 Aug 2022, 05:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 2012 custom narrowboat is all business on the outside, party inside: designed by a retired couple to travel the canals of Europe, Walhalla is a proper home
Bosco Is an Old Cargo Barge Reborn as a Floating Luxury Mansion on The Thames
2 Aug 2022, 11:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Reconstructed by the team behind LAB Architects as a family home, Bosco is a gorgeous city apartment with incredible space and 120-year private mooring
Owners Say the Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant Did Not Sink, the Plot Thickens
25 Jun 2022, 05:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Contrary to the initial statement, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises Ltd. is now saying that the gigantic vessel only took some water but is still afloat
Bachelor Party Ends With One Barge Underwater, Another Crashed, and a Third on the Run
24 May 2022, 06:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Weekend party takes a turn for the dramatic after copious amounts of booze, with the canal blocked and nearby roads flooded because of it
This London Floating Church With Pop-Up Roof Is Inspired by the VW Bus
26 Oct 2020, 06:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Denizen Works build the modular barge for the Dioceses of London. Genesis will serve a variety of purposes and will float down the London canals
There’s a Giant Inflatable Borat Floating Around on a Barge in Toronto, London
23 Oct 2020, 05:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The latest Sacha Baron Cohen movie gets the kind of marketing you’d expect from a Borat film: inflatable Borat in maskini, floating on the water
Norway Plans Fully Autonomous Seafaring Ships by 2020
4 Apr 2018, 11:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New Massterly joint venture company to produce autonomous ships for local sea transport, to become operational as soon as 2020
Tesla of the Canals: World's First Electric Autonomous Barges
28 Jan 2018, 15:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This summer the Netherlands will become the first country in the world to use electric autonomous barges for local cargo shipping