Ship diesel engines sit at the intersection of brute force and meticulous engineering, turning heavy fuel into the continuous thrust that keeps global trade moving. Among them, a handful of ...

The SS United States is the fastest ocean liner in the world, but what kind of mighty powerplants gave the huge ship such ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A cruise ship that was the focus of a daring rescue operation off Norway’s frigid North Sea coast became disabled because its engines didn’t have enough lubricating oil, the ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers ...

A large container ship lost propulsion in waters near New York Harbor Friday evening before tugboats pulled it to a stop at an anchorage near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The scene evoked last month ...