French company Airseas, has promised to help cargo ships reduce their fuel consumption, and cut their greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 20%. And they’re doing this with the Seawing—a 1,000 ...

Google-funded startup Makani has already proven that kites have value as an energy source. Now the GE-chartered Beluga SkySails cargo vessel has shown that kites–yes, those lightweight things you fly ...

The shipping industry is working hard to reduce its carbon footprint. Last week, we reported that the world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, bought 10 of the most eco-friendly cargo ships, and ...

Can you imagine a massive vessel, about 250 meters long (820 feet) and weighing 180,000 tons, moving ahead with the help of a kite? Granted, this is no ordinary kite, but it’s still an awe-inspiring ...

You may have seen kitesurfers in action, harnessing the power of the wind to pull them over the sea. Now imagine the same concept applied to a 1,000-square-meter kite, flying 300 meters above the ...

The North Sea - The blue-hulled vessel would slip by unnoticed on most seas if not for the white kite, high above her prow, towing her to what its creators hope will be a bright, wind-efficient future ...

From your phone to your clothes or even the breakfast you ate this morning, there’s a high chance a boat transported it from where it was made to where you bought it from. The global shipping industry ...

A Hamburg-based company is producing giant kites to help power sea vessels and save fuel, hoping to harness not just the wind but a new will for energy efficiency. The blue-hulled vessel would slip by ...

As a the SkySails cargo ship finishes its maiden voyage, Nature News looks at the logic behind towing a ship with a kite. You have full access to this article via your institution. No, it?s a giant ...

On the face of it, kitesurfing, commercial shipping and aircraft maker Airbus would seem to have little in common – but they all come together in a new project backed by the European aviation group.