Click to open image viewer. This tin patent model accompanied A. John Bell’s patent application for an “improvement in the construction of ships”—awarded patent number 148,655 on March 17, 1874. The ...

Hismar, a hull-cleaning robot developed at the United Kingdom's Newcastle University, could save the shipping industry from excess drag, fuel consumption, and pollution. In a software-driven world, it ...

Researchers at MIT have demonstrated that wedge-shaped vortex generators attached to a ship's hull can reduce drag by up to 7.5%, which reduces overall ship emissions and fuel expenses. The paper, ...