KOCHI: The Vaikom terminal will soon become the first fully solar-powered ferry terminal in the state, thanks to the Kerala State Water Transport Department (SWTD)’s ambitious project to convert half ...

Yachting World’s Rupert Holmes has long been following the new yacht market and has rounded up some of the most interesting ...

Veterans have built a 30ft (9m) replica Viking longboat in a long-running project to boost their mental health. More than 100 ...

More than 100 former personnel helped to create the 30ft vessel from an oak felled on the anniversary of D-Day in 2018.

Natural building using less flammable materials gain interest post-wildfires Officials open to alternative building materials like adobe Challenges include financing and insurance for new ...

“This increase in capacity will enable us to build more hulls of our popular flagship model, the Duchy 35, to sell in the UK and Europe,” says Cockwell. He’s expecting to see more motorboats and less ...

An army veteran who was medically discharged from service was found dead aboard a boat on the Norfolk Broads, an inquest has heard. Roger Wood left the military after suffering a severe back injury ...

industries geared up to supply wooden materials, and building codes were tailored to wooden structures. Over time, this created a system resistant to change, even when superior materials like ...

Being on board a wooden boat certainly feels good, but is it true it’s better for our health? Robin Gates explains… Since the noxious whiff of curing fibreglass first triggered alarm in a shipwright’s ...

However, this choice is often questioned because wood is more vulnerable to hurricanes, tornadoes, fires and other disasters. Here’s why the U.S. continues to build homes with wood. What I've ...

An experimental satellite made of wood has been deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) to test how the renewable, sustainable material withstands the harsh orbital environment.