Sailing systems have been making a comeback in the past few years, and it looks like this is just the beginning. It sounds almost impossible to harness the power of wind in order to make modern-day ...

It looks like kites are taking off in the marine industry. Silent Yachts, whose solar-powered fleet continues to grow apace, has just unveiled a new catamaran that uses a giant kite to generate even ...

Everyone knows that fishing a frantically kicking live bait under a kite is a surefire way to target — and catch — a whole lot of sailfish. A lot of small center console boats that measure fewer than ...

Classification society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) for the Seawing system, an automated wind-powered kite capable of towing commercial ships and improving a vessel's fuel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Springer would rather be on a superyacht. And he often is. But after a fantastic day spent sailing on the turquoise blue ...

Looking to go a little greener than average with their latest superyacht project, Red Yacht Design and Dykstra Naval Architects skip the diesel-electric drive for a more natural hybrid power source.

Concept: French logistics technology startup Airseas has developed an automated kite named Seawing for assisted ship propulsion abroad marine vessels. The automated kite harnesses wind power to propel ...

IJMUIDEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel ...

It looks like kites are taking off in the marine industry. Silent Yachts, whose solar-powered fleet continues to grow apace, has just unveiled a new catamaran that uses a giant kite to generate even ...