Articles tagged as Water Transportation

Come for a Visit, Stay for a Lifetime in South Carolina’s Lowcountry

See why visitors flock to this eco-destination each year, and why increasingly more are planting roots

October 5, 2020

For 100 years, the Iron Scow was lodged in the same place in the "powerful upper rapids" above the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, according to Niagara Parks. On Halloween weekend this year, it shifted for the first time.

A Historic Boat, Stuck Above Niagara Falls Since 1918, Finally Breaks Free

But the vessel’s joyride didn’t last long; it is now lodged in a new location some 160 feet downriver

November 6, 2019

Sarah Thomas took 54 hours to cross from England to France and back again twice, just a year after battling cancer

September 18, 2019

The cheap, efficient pneumatic tubes may be a good solution for helping salmon and other migratory species move past dams

August 15, 2019

The surf break at Waikiki Beach, where the modern form of the sport began.

Learn to Surf on the Break Where It All Began

Waikiki Beach on O’ahu is the home of surfing—and you can take lessons there too

August 12, 2019

Expanding access to the deep ocean will spark interest in exploration, Rush believes: Getting underwater is “such an amazing emotional experience.”

A Deep Dive Into the Plans to Take Tourists to the ‘Titanic’

For a handsome price, a daredevil inventor will bring you aboard his groundbreaking submarine to put eyes on most famous shipwreck of all

June 2019

Seven of the Most Scenic Ferry Rides in the United States

Skip the bridges and tunnels, and board a boat on your next road trip

April 30, 2019

Plastic Whale organizes boat tours along Amsterdam's canals to collect garbage--in particular plastic--which it then recycles and uses the repurposed material to build boats.

Fishing for Plastic Is the Latest Way to Clean Up Amsterdam’s Canals

Plastic Whale offers visitors an opportunity to see the city by boat while also cleaning up its waterways

October 11, 2018

Norway’s latest ships, including the passenger vessel Future of the Fjords, may portend the end of carbon-belching vessels. Of the 60 or so fully electric or hybrid vessels in operation globally, 40 percent are Norwegian.

Norway’s Newest Ships Give a Glimpse Into the Future of Sustainable Seafaring

The country is using oil and gas riches to engineer emission-free vessels

September 20, 2018

Niagara, it was not

July 19, 2018

Rafters on the South Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho

Mining and flood control projects are the main threats to waterways, according to the new report

April 11, 2018

In Fallujah, ISIS blew up this bridge during its 2016 retreat.

History of Now

What Does the Future of the Euphrates Spell for the Middle East?

In the wake of the war against Isis in Iraq, an ominous journey along the once-mighty river finds a new crisis lurking in the shallows

December 2017

The late 19th and early 20th centuries were full of inventions such as this--the "Pinkert Navigating Tricycle," which was meant to be used on water.

People in the 1800s Dreamed of Bicycling on Water

Despite numerous patents, nothing really ever came of this fad

October 5, 2017

Thank the Erie Canal for Spreading People, Ideas and Germs Across America

From Albany to Buffalo, navigate the history of the famed waterway

July 3, 2017

Today the humble shipping container is everywhere: 10 million of them arrived at U.S. ports in 2016 alone.

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The Now-Ubiquitous Shipping Container Was an Idea Before Its Time

North Carolina trucker Malcom McLean needed to invent not just the container, but the cranes and ships needed to move them

June 16, 2017

Ancient Engineering That Kept One of the Driest Cities Wet

The ancient Nabataeans’ water storage and irrigation system was a marvel of engineering

May 9, 2017

Cool Finds

Shipwreck Identified as Rare Canal Boat

Durham boats once fueled trade in the Erie Canal

May 4, 2017

Explore China’s Ancient Water Towns

The Venice of the East sits just 30 minutes by train from Shanghai

April 28, 2017

Busting apart this aging dam on the Jeremy River in Connecticut opened up 27 kilometers of salmon habitat and spawning gravel for the first time in close to 300 years. Other fish will benefit too, including the eastern brook trout, sea lamprey, American eel, and river herring.

The Environmental Price of Dams

Why some conservationists are demolishing dams in the name of rivers and fish

April 10, 2017

New report sounds the alarm on the RMS Queen Mary

March 30, 2017