Twin crises send cargo ships back to 18th-century trade routes Global shippers are grappling with a spike in costs as some ships are forced to take lengthy diversions to avoid disruptions at the ...

More than 300 years after the Spanish galleon San José sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, a cluster of glittering gold ...

Hitting routes that handle almost 20% of trade, the issues are forcing vast detours by the global merchant fleet, driving up freight bills, and boosting the shares of shipping companies.

This wooden vessel likely dates to the late 18th or early 19th century. ... The Caspian Sea has been a crucial trade route ...

Ivan Bukelic was working on a water pipeline in Dubrovnik's old port when he found a wooden structure buried in the seabed ...

Viewers can now discover the Revolutionary War-era ship found at the World Trade Center site, ... The 18th-century vessel was found during an excavation of Ground Zero in July 2010.

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia's medieval city of Dubrovnik.