Fortum’s 10MW hydropower plant at Vassinkoski, Sweden, is now successfully operating with Thordon Bearings’ polymer SXL turbine guide bearing following the completion of the plant’s extensive renovation and recommissioning work. Thordon’s … [Read more...]
Navenor’s bearing problems solved with Thordon Retrofits
Thordon Bearings has completed a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearing installations to a third salt lugger in the Salinor/Navenor fleet, following the successful retrofitting of bearings to problematic newbuilds. The Brazilian owner … [Read more...]
Thordon offers guidance to to shipowners on VGP 3.0 delay
Thordon Bearings has advised its customers with newbuilds under construction to make sure they have the necessary documentation in place permitting operations in US waters prior to December 18th, 2018. The advice follows the October 10th … [Read more...]
Thordon Bearings signs sales and distribution agreement in St. Petersburg
Thordon Bearings has signed sales and distribution agreements with St. Petersburg-based Industrial & Marine Projects (IMPRO) and Tallinn’s Marine Ecology Equipment (MEE), in a development that anticipates the introduction of more stringent … [Read more...]
New study on oil-lubricated shaft systems
Thordon Bearings has published a study highlighting the commercial and environmental benefits of seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangements, indicating that shipowners can make substantial operational savings by giving up the outdated … [Read more...]
Seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings guaranteed for life
Thordon Bearings is offering its award-winning COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system with a lifetime bearing wear life guarantee. To date, the COMPAC bearing has been offered with a 15-year wear life guarantee, but Thordon … [Read more...]
Thordon Bearings’ GSS division adds shaft alignment to its portfolio
Thordon Bearings’ Global Service & Support (GSS) division has added propeller shaft alignment services to its global technical support portfolio. The new addition completes the company’s service offering, providing shipowners with a … [Read more...]
Lomar’s Super-Eco boxships mark European breakthrough for Thordon Bearings
Delaware Trader, the first of two 2,700TEU newbuild containerships that China’s Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard is delivering to Lomar Shipping this year, has been fitted with a seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system from Thordon … [Read more...]
CALM buoy bearing installations
The bearing installations to two Calm Buoys operating offshore Libya are indicative of the wide-range of applications Thordon’s environmentally-safe bearing systems have outside the company’s traditional maritime market. A total of 48 bearings and … [Read more...]
Alexis Marine to retrofit RiverTough to salt lugger
Louisiana-based workboat operator Alexis Marine has awarded a supply contract to Thordon Bearings for the retrofitting of 6in diameter RiverTough bearings to MV Kristin Alexis, the 60ft (18.2m) twin-screw towboat built by Bollinger Shipyard in … [Read more...]
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