Horsepower, booming horns and big waves off the Detroit River: For freighter watchers, it doesn't get much better than that. Freighter watching, where people observe and photograph ships crossing ...

Leisure cruising aboard a freighter vessel is a beloved but niche form of travel. Unlike a cruise ship, there are no nightclubs, water slides, and crowds of people aboard a freighter. See what it's ...

Q I'd like to transit the Panama Canal on a merchant ship, embarking on the Gulf Coast and disembarking in California. Is this possible? David Criste Falls Church A Freighter-ship journeys are like a ...

PORTAGE | On Wednesday afternoon, Richard Stith and his wife Rosemarie got the call that their ship was in. They climbed the long, steep metal stairway that led to the deck of the enormous vessel. The ...

A Canadian freighter found itself stuck in the Detroit River near the Renaissance Center on Friday, according to the US Coast ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot ...