In 1926 a cargo ship called the Buckau crossed the Atlantic sporting what looked like two tall smokestacks. But these towering cylinders were actually drawing power from the wind. Called Flettner ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale expects to receive in coming weeks its first-ever mineral transport ship propelled in part by sails, the company said on Thursday. The ship, a ...

The latest effort by Denmark’s Maersk Tankers uses rotating cylinders about 30m high that can function as hi-tech sails. The company, a unit of AP Moeller Maersk, said it would begin testing on one of ...

For the first time in nearly a century, a ship is about to be fitted with a set of “spinning sails” that harness the wind to help power it across the ocean—a technology that could significantly green ...

Vale expects to receive in coming weeks its first-ever mineral transport ship propelled in part by sails, the company said on Thursday. The ship, a VLOC, or very-large ore carrier, will also be the ...