Electric podded propulsor AZIPOD (Azimuthing Podded Drive) Azipods, short for Azimuthing Podded Drives, are a type of propulsion system used on many modern cruise ships. Unlike traditional propellers that are fixed to the ship's hull and rotate around a Pod Propulsion System Azipod propulsion is a gearless steerable propulsion system where the electric drive motor is housed within a pod outside the ship hull. Azipod units can rotate 360 degrees, increasing