# Who does Carnival Corporation pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/carnival · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-23T09:58:33.146928+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Carnival Corporation's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include SpaceX, ABB, W. W. Grainger. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 3 cost edges, backed by 4 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-23).

### Grand Bahama Shipyard Ltd. (high)
- metric: Amount $27M · as of 2025-11-30 · Carrying value of the Grand Bahama Shipyard investment, including equity and a loan
- note: Carnival holds a 33% noncontrolling interest in Grand Bahama Shipyard, a ship repair and maintenance facility. At FY2025 year-end, the investment was recorded at US$27 million, including US$16 million of equity and a US$10 million loan.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-01-27) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000081509726000007/ccl-20251130.htm: "Carnival held a 33% interest with a US$27 million carrying value at FY2025 year-end."

### 스페이스X (high)  → /spacex.md
- metric: Market share 100 percent_of_fleet · as of 2024-05-14 · Share of Carnival's global fleet equipped with Starlink
- note: SpaceX supplies Starlink satellite internet across Carnival's global fleet. Installation was complete on all 90-plus ships as of May 2024, while the contract value was not disclosed.
- [confirms] Carnival Corporation and PR Newswire (EN, ir, published 2024-05-14) https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carnival-corporation-rolls-out-spacexs-innovative-starlink-across-entire-global-fleet-rivaling-the-best-wi-fi-experiences-available-on-land-302144557.html: "100% of its ships across the global fleet are equipped with Starlink."

### ABB (high)  → /abb.md
- metric: Count 15 years · agreement signed 2023 · Term of the Azipod XO propulsion maintenance agreement
- note: ABB provides maintenance, critical-spares management, and remote condition monitoring for Azipod XO electric propulsion systems across Carnival vessels. The agreement signed in 2023 runs for 15 years.
- [confirms] ABB (EN, ir, published 2023-10-31) https://new.abb.com/news/detail/109035/abb-and-carnival-corporation-sign-strategic-partnership-for-azipod-propulsion-services: "The 15-year agreement covers maintenance for Azipod XO propulsion systems."

### W. W. 그레인저 (high)  → /w-w-grainger.md
- note: Carnival Corporation, through its Carnival Cruise Line brand, uses a tailored Grainger PunchOut catalog to order MRO items such as tools, parts and chemicals across its fleet, and Grainger's 2025 case study says the purchasing relationship is expected to keep growing while leaving counterparty-specific revenue undisclosed.
- [mentions] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-01-27) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000081509726000007/ccl-20251130.htm: "We are the largest global cruise company, and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines - AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn."
- [confirms] Grainger (EN, ir, published 2025-07-18) https://www.grainger.com/know-how/inspiration/case-studies/kh-carnival-cruise-lines-case-study-grainger-video: "By implementing a digital purchasing solution and integrating Grainger’s curated PunchOut catalog, Carnival shifted from a paper-based, approval-heavy system to a fully digital experience."

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