Modern cargo ships are massive, carrying tens of thousands of containers and reshaping global trade. The key reason? Economics. Bigger ships reduce costs per container, making shipping cheaper and ...

Modern replicas have achieved speeds of up ... which ranged from a stocky cargo ship with a capacity of 24 tons to two sleek longships. The larger of the longships, measuring 95 feet in length ...

A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. By Somini Sengupta Amid the turmoil over global trade ...

Today’s cargo ships and ferries have become the backbone of modern civilization, along with a range of boat types. Even though tugs and smaller pleasure vessels are a far cry from a multi ...