The shipbuilding blog | Largest Ship in the Worldhttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/How ships are assembled, how propulsion works, and the yards behind the cruise fleet.enSat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTeditor@largestshipintheworld.com (Largest Ship in the World)Raising Costa Concordia: parbuckling, sponsons and the engineering of recoveryhttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/costa-concordia-salvage-engineering/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/costa-concordia-salvage-engineering/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow engineers stabilized, rotated and refloated a damaged passenger ship, and why supporting the wreck was as important as applying the force to move it. Freeing Ever Given: the engineering behind the Suez Canal salvagehttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/ever-given-salvage-engineering/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/ever-given-salvage-engineering/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow ground support, dredging, buoyancy, ballast and coordinated tug forces interact, using the March 2021 salvage as a sourced engineering case study. How giant ships stop and turn: momentum, rudders, pods and tugboatshttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-giant-ships-stop-and-turn/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-giant-ships-stop-and-turn/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFollow a manoeuvre from the bridge command to the forces in the water, with worked examples, original diagrams and a close look at why stopping takes time. How ship ballast systems work: tanks, trim, stability and treatmenthttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-ship-ballast-systems-work/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-ship-ballast-systems-work/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy ships carry seawater, how crews move it through the hull, and why stability, structural strength and biological treatment are different parts of the same operation. Life inside a ship’s engine room: the systems that keep a giant movinghttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/life-inside-a-ships-engine-room/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/life-inside-a-ships-engine-room/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA detailed tour from fuel tanks and cylinders to cooling water, electricity, freshwater and the engineers who keep the machinery working. Running a giant ship: people, fuel, provisions, maintenance and moneyhttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/running-a-giant-ship/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/running-a-giant-ship/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat it takes to keep a large vessel working, from watchkeeping and refrigerated stores to fuel budgets, port calls, dry docking and the costs a headline price leaves out. The 400-metre ceiling: why container ships stopped growing longerhttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/why-container-ships-stopped-growing-longer/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/why-container-ships-stopped-growing-longer/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe world largest container ships carry over 24,000 TEU, yet virtually none exceed 400 metres in length. Here is the engineering behind the 400-metre barrier, from hull girder bending and open-deck torsion to the beam expansion that reshaped global shipping.editor@largestshipintheworld.com (Alykhan Virani) How ships reduce rolling: fins, tanks and gyroscopic stabilizers explainedhttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-ships-stop-rolling-stabilizers-explained/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-ships-stop-rolling-stabilizers-explained/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow ships tame side-to-side motion at sea and at anchor, with detailed explanations of fins, anti-roll tanks, gyroscopes, control systems and their limits.editor@largestshipintheworld.com (Alykhan Virani) Ship hull design explained: the shape beneath the waterlinehttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/ship-hull-design-explained/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/ship-hull-design-explained/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA detailed guide to hull shape, bulbous bows, resistance, stability and structure, with worked examples, five original diagrams and engineering videos.editor@largestshipintheworld.com (Alykhan Virani) Ship propulsion explained: engines, electric drives, pods and the next generationhttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/ship-propulsion-systems-explained/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/ship-propulsion-systems-explained/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTFollow the energy from the fuel tank to the water, and understand the choices that shape a ship’s machinery, manoeuvrability and emissions.editor@largestshipintheworld.com (Alykhan Virani) How a cruise ship is built: from steel blocks to a floating cityhttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-a-cruise-ship-is-built/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/how-a-cruise-ship-is-built/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA cruise ship takes shape in sections. Understanding that process makes shipyard news much easier to follow.editor@largestshipintheworld.com (Alykhan Virani) Venice builds cruise ships, too: a closer look at Margherahttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/venice-cruise-shipbuilding-marghera/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/venice-cruise-shipbuilding-marghera/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeyond Venice’s familiar waterfront lies an industrial story, with cruise ships built at Marghera.editor@largestshipintheworld.com (Alykhan Virani) A shipbuilder’s tour of Europe: four countries behind the cruise fleethttps://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/europe-cruise-shipbuilding-map/https://largestshipintheworld.com/blog/europe-cruise-shipbuilding-map/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom Finland’s southwest coast to the River Ems, the construction map tells a different story from a cruise itinerary.editor@largestshipintheworld.com (Alykhan Virani)