Carnival

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä has signed an eight-year Lifecycle Agreement with Carnival Corporation covering four cruise vessels, marking the first service contract between the companies for Carnival’s LNG-fuelled cruise ships.

Importer · 20th July 2026

Wärtsilä and Carnival ink lifecycle deal

Importer · 20th July 2026

LNG

LNG

Lloyd’s Register (LR), Carnival UK, and Carnival Cruise Line have successfully completed Europe’s first major LNG dry-docks for large passenger vessels, setting a new standard in LNG management and giving important insights for the cruise industry to adopt lower-carbon propulsion.

Importer · 29th January 2026

Charting new ground in cruise ship LNG dry-docks

Importer · 29th January 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Motorship’s Propulsion and Future Fuels conference returned to Hamburg in November at a moment when regulation, investment risk and fuel-choice anxiety continue to weigh heavily on the sector.

15th December 2025

A look back at Propulsion and Future Fuels

15th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Conventional propeller drive is still the go to propulsion system for the vast majority of ships in service and on order, but podded propulsion systems and thrusters in all their various guises…

28th November 2025

Innovation marks a year of firsts for new propulsion systems

28th November 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In less than two and a half decades—one generation—China has come to dominate global shipbuilding. The 2020s, and 2024 especially, have been banner years for Chinese shipyards. The country now commands around…

7th March 2025

China eyes Europe’s jewel in the crown

7th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Naval engineering and design consultancy Houlder has been working with clients providing innovative maritime solutions to a range of issues from propulsion to offshore wind construction for many years. We spoke to…

27th February 2025

Houlder’s engineering mastery

27th February 2025