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Germany Funds an Innovative Green Version of a Classic Damen Freighter
Germany Funds an Innovative Green Version of a Classic Damen Freighter

24 Nov 2023, 08:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Gerdew Green was awarded funding by the German government to build two units of the innovative ship that combines sailing with electric propulsion

 
Breaking: Cargo Ship Carrying Electric Vehicles Is Burning Near Ameland in the Netherlands
Breaking: Cargo Ship Carrying Electric Vehicles Is Burning Near Ameland in the Netherlands

26 Jul 2023, 11:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A major fire broke onboard the Fremantle Highway cargo ship, which carried about 3,000 cars, including 25 EVs, from Bremerhaven (Germany) to Port Said (Egypt)

 
The Real Story of SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the Lost American Lake Freighter Turned Folk Icon
The Real Story of SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the Lost American Lake Freighter Turned Folk Icon

20 Aug 2022, 17:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Many manned and unmanned expeditionary, vessels surveyed the wreck between 1975 and 1995. In 2022, the site is a de-facto memorial.

 
749 GT Container Ship Takes the World's First Autonomous Trip in the Busy Waters of Japan
749 GT Container Ship Takes the World's First Autonomous Trip in the Busy Waters of Japan

16 May 2022, 08:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / A 749 GT container ship completed what it's claimed to be the world's first autonomous voyage of such a vessel, cruising 490 miles in the busy waters of Japan

 
Volkswagen Loses Almost 4,000 Cars As the Felicity Ace Cargo Ship Sinks in Rough Seas
Volkswagen Loses Almost 4,000 Cars As the Felicity Ace Cargo Ship Sinks in Rough Seas

1 Mar 2022, 16:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Felicity Ace car carrier ship that caught fire two weeks ago sank 220 miles off the coast of Portugal’s Azores Islands along with the 4,000 cars onboard

 
New York Man Buys New Audi, Gets Horrifying Call That It's On Fire
New York Man Buys New Audi, Gets Horrifying Call That It's On Fire

22 Feb 2022, 07:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Ironically, before he received a horrifying phone call, Mirzer Salihovic's biggest pain in the rear end was waiting in anticipation for his car to arrive

 
Fresh From the Factory Might Mean Frozen During Transport, Right?
Fresh From the Factory Might Mean Frozen During Transport, Right?

17 Feb 2022, 23:52 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / A customer has no idea what happened to their cars on the way from the factory to the dealership, where the new vehicle awaits them on the red carpet

 
Drifting Carrier Finally Rescued After Colliding With a Tanker and Hitting a Platform
Drifting Carrier Finally Rescued After Colliding With a Tanker and Hitting a Platform

3 Feb 2022, 07:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A powerful storm in the North Sea caused a real race to rescue a bulk carrier that became loose and started colliding with everything in its way

 
86-Year-Old Baltic Trader Wants to Sail Into the Future the Old-School Way
86-Year-Old Baltic Trader Wants to Sail Into the Future the Old-School Way

30 Oct 2021, 06:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / An 86-year-old engineless vessel aims to sail into the future using just the wind, becoming a sustainable cargo ship that transports organic goods

 
Wind-Powered Oceanbird Is the Tallest Ship in the World, Can Carry 7,000 Cars
Wind-Powered Oceanbird Is the Tallest Ship in the World, Can Carry 7,000 Cars

30 Jun 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A new cargo ship with majestic wings and huge capacity plans to revolutionize maritime transport, by using wind propulsion technology.

 
Russian Rocket Progress Blasts Off to the Space Station, Watch It Take Off
Russian Rocket Progress Blasts Off to the Space Station, Watch It Take Off

30 Jun 2021, 07:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Russia just launched its Progress MS-17 ship to the International Space Station carrying over 3,600 pounds of cargo, including food, fuel, and supply

 
Wind Propulsion Is the Future of Cargo Shipping and Neoliner Is Here to Prove It
Wind Propulsion Is the Future of Cargo Shipping and Neoliner Is Here to Prove It

19 Jun 2021, 13:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A pilot cargo ship that combines wind-assisted propulsion with modern technology has begun construction and will set sail in two years.

 
SpaceX Wannabe “Starflight” Is a Pretty Good Representation of What Might Come
SpaceX Wannabe “Starflight” Is a Pretty Good Representation of What Might Come

20 Jan 2021, 12:45 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This SpaceX inspired concept is nearly ready to be adopted by the next space flight company to appear on the market; it’s even equipped with solar panels

 
$53 Million Worth of Luxury Cars Could Be Scrapped From Slanted Cargo Ship
$53 Million Worth of Luxury Cars Could Be Scrapped From Slanted Cargo Ship

6 Jan 2015, 13:08 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In case you missed the news the other day, you should know a great accident was about to happen. The captain of a cargo ship transporting more than 1,200 luxury vehicles decided to deliberately run ...