Archaeologists have unearthed the largest-ever medieval “super ship” dating back to the 1400s, a discovery that prompts a rethink of the scale of medieval trade across northern Europe. Built around ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Tucked in the waters off the coast of Copenhagen, maritime archaeologists discovered the world’s largest cog, a Viking-age medieval cargo ship with a ...
When the Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal in 2021, the BBC reported, it prevented approximately 12% of the world's trade from passing through. The Ever Given itself had a capacity for 20,000 ...