Carnival sees hydrodynamic efficiency as key to fuel savings

Lars Ljoen, chief maritime officer, Carnival Corporation. “We’re not just tinkering here – we’re looking at every available area.”

Putting an emphais on hydrodynamic efficiency, the world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation & plc [NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK], says that it is advancing greater fuel efficiency for propulsion through innovative hull designs and new hardware and technology, along with underwater drone inspection and cleaning trials.

This is achieved, says Carnival, through complementary strategies focused on maximizing hydrodynamic performance and enhancing ongoing hull maintenance, which reduces a ship’s underwater drag. Together, these efforts reduce fuel use for each ship and across the company’s global fleet, which also lowers its overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

“We’re not just tinkering here – we’re looking at every available area for improvement for how our cruise ships operate,” says Lars Ljoen, chief maritime officer at Carnival Corporation. “By combining state-of-the-art hull designs, advanced propulsion technology and years of experience, we’re continuously enhancing our ships’ performance.