Engineering company Elomatic has announced a major delivery contract with Carnival, the world’s largest cruise company, for installation of Elogrid tunnel thruster technology on Carnival’s entire XL-Class fleet, including nine retrofit vessels and two new-builds. The installation program will begin in autumn 2025 and continue through to 2028, aligned with scheduled dry dockings.
This contract represents a major milestone in the deployment of Elomatic’s Elogrid technology. The thruster tech will yield reduced fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
“The deployment of Elogrid technology on these high-capacity cruise vessels represents a significant milestone, not only for Elomatic, but also for the maritime industry’s transition to more sustainable operations,” said Jukka Suvanto, senior sales manager at Elomatic.
“We’re proud to support Carnival Corporation’s environmental objectives with a solution that brings measurable energy savings. This achievement reflects Elomatic’s extensive expertise in the marine industry and our ability to combine flow and structural analysis with advanced product modeling to create solutions that improve efficiency.”
“Elomatic and Carnival Corporation share a strong commitment to reducing our environmental footprint, making this collaboration a natural alignment of values,” added Bo-Erik Blomqvist, SVP, corporate shipbuilding with Carnival. “As we continue on our sustainability journey, partnering with companies such as Elomatic further enables us to leverage engineering innovations in our fleet and operations to deliver on our sustainability roadmap.”