A house in Groton with ties to a 19th century sea captain, Captain Silas Beebe, has hit the market for $3.95 million.

There was no reason why the U.S. Marshal should spend the night on board the cramped, smelly little freight schooner he was ...

President Trump often complains of an America in decline, but it is America’s economic heft that has allowed him to bully the ...

American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, behind the designation.

Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest company, is seeking court permission to auction off its artifacts, art and even the royal ...

Some 110 years have passed since the business began, but passersby, tourists, celebrities and even presidents still gravitate ...

World’s Fairs were created to launch futuristic technology and products, but ended up selling ideas and experiences. 174 ...

Today, a 90-foot pilot schooner is rising ... recreational sailor found a reference to a "Pregnall" shipyard in 19th-century Charleston. "I sat straight up in my seat," he recalls.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, the United States has suffered ... which blocked British ships and their cheap goods. Britain retaliated in May with orders-in-council that effectively ...

As U.S. importers navigate the unpredictable landscape of tariffs imposed during the Trump administration, Bloomberg reports that a scramble has emerged for space in customs bonded ...