February 5, 2006 The M80 Stiletto Experimental Vessel was launched this week offering a sneak peak at the next generation of military vessels. The Stiletto is an operational experiment by the Pentagon ...

Artist Concept of a DDG-51 Flight III. Lockheed Martin Photo A congressional committee is calling into question the Navy’s plan to adapt an almost 30-year old hull design to be the centerpiece of the ...

A collaboration between APL, Hyundai Heavy Industries and DNV will make APL's new ships more fuel-efficient. The new hull design will will make APL’s 10 new ultra large container ships some 20 per ...

A new frigate design being built for China's People's Liberation Army Navy bears a striking resemblance to the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ship. The design, as reported by Jane's Defense Weekly, uses ...

Divers near Copenhagen discover Denmark's largest medieval cargo ship, a 600-year-old freighter preserved under silt.

This has not been a good year for the US Navy’s newest ships. Four ships from the Navy’s two classes of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)—the high-tech, modular warships that were supposed to be the future ...

According to the National Marine Manufacturers Assn. (NMMA), approximately 300,000 small powerboats were produced in the U.S. in 2003, with a total value of about $9 billion (USD). The vast majority ...

My first boat was an Owens cabin cruiser, built in the early 1960s, about 30 feet long and powered by a single ­gasoline engine. Back then I thought it was the end all, be all — at least until I tried ...

MSC Cruises has launched a new design contest that calls on artists from around the world to create a unique artwork that will be featured as a permanent design across the hull of MSC Euribia. To ...

While it’s a form of transport few of us see, shipping packs a punch as a polluter. According to a recent study, shipping accounts for around 3% of global CO2 emissions. Not surprising when you ...