Shipbuilder Austal first came to Gizmag’s attention in 2005 with the launch of the world’s largest aluminum vessel, the 127 meter Benchijigua Express. The company then started building Littoral Combat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Long before angular stealth jets became icons of modern warfare, the United States quietly built a ship that looked like a ...

Carnival Cruise Line will roll out the red, white and blue hull design of its newest ship, the Mardi Gras, to the rest of its fleet. The Carnival Magic will be the first ship to receive the livery, ...

Questions have dogged the design of the Zumwalt's tumblehome hull for years. Now its captain is speaking out about how it handles high seas. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) WASHINGTON — After years of stability ...

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 ...

Guy Harvey is perhaps best known for his gamefish T-shirt designs, but the marine artist and conservationist’s artwork is about to make waves on a whole new level. Norwegian Cruise Line has tapped ...

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 ...

USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ammunition and cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73), the amphibious assault ship ...