These Are The Monster Engines Powering The World's Largest Cruise Ships

Wondering what sort of engines are used in the biggest cruise ships? These mammoth machines have enormous powerplants that are sometimes larger than a city bus!
The York Dispatch

Dali-sized cargo ship ‘briefly lost engine power’ as it left Port of Baltimore

BALTIMORE – A 965-foot container ship “briefly lost engine power” as it departed the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore early Monday morning, but it was able to return to its berth ...
SlashGear

What Kind Of Engines Do Cruise Ships Use & How Much HP Can They Produce?

Cruise ships are engineered for both luxury and performance, navigating vast oceans with remarkable precision. But beneath their sleek exteriors are massive engines designed to move thousands of tons ...
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Inside USS Marinette: The US Navy’s Most Overpowered Littoral Combat Ship

The Fastest Ship in the US Navy I visited the USS Marinette, the 13th Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), known as ...
CNN

Ship’s power system and circuit breakers are focus of Key Bridge collapse probe, investigators say

The investigation into why a cargo ship lost power and struck a Baltimore bridge last month, causing it to collapse, is currently focused on engine room equipment, the National Transportation Safety ...
Cruise Hive

MSC Mega-Ship Suffers Hours-Long Delay Due to Engine Issue

MSC World Europa was delayed leaving Valletta, Malta, on September 10, 2025, due to its second engine failure in one month.
WBAL-TV

How often do ships lose power? It turns out, fairly frequently

THE BELAVIA, A 965 FOOT CONTAINER SHIP SIMILAR IN SIZE TO THE DOLLY, BRIEFLY LOST ENGINE POWER, LEAVING THE PORT EARLY MONDAY MORNING, ACCORDING TO ONE MARITIME EXPERT, SHIPS FREQUENTLY LOSE POWER ...
OPB

Loss of ship’s power and stiff current may have led to bridge collision, experts say

Details are still scant on what might have caused a giant container ship to collide with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, sending the span crashing into the water. While authorities ...
New York Daily News

Ship that struck Baltimore’s Key Bridge had numerous power issues hours before collision

The massive cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge had numerous power issues in the hours before the collision, according to a federal report released Tuesday. The Dali’s ...

MSC cruise ship loses propulsion off Italy coast with over 6,000 passengers

An MSC Cruises ship lost propulsion off the coast of Italy. MSC World Europa suffered an electrical problem with its engines ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Officials: Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge

A cargo ship is stuck under the part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) BALTIMORE (AP) ...
The Baltimore Sun

Dali-sized cargo ship ‘briefly lost engine power’ Monday as it left Port of Baltimore

Another big ship lost power near Baltimore. This time, nothing went disastrously wrong. A 965-foot cargo ship “briefly lost power” as it departed the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore ...