Harken Towing, a western Canada-based workboat company with operations along the Fraser River, is converting its vessels’ tail shaft bearings to RiverTough following the success of the Thordon bearing system aboard the 14.54m (47.7ft) twin-screw tug … [Read more...]
Thordon bearings approves new authorized distributer
Canyon Marine Solutions has been approved as an authorized distributor for Thordon Bearings, manufacturer of the award-winning water-lubricated COMPAC propeller shaft bearing system. The Virginia-based engineering firm will provide sales and … [Read more...]
Thordon Bearings’ emergency shaft seal prevents workboat from sinking
The safe-return-to-port function of Thordon Bearings’ TG100 emergency shaft seal has prevented a vessel from sinking following a catastrophic shaft failure. The crew of the MM Transportation-operated Jennifer S, a 56-ft long workboat operating on … [Read more...]
Thordon Seal retrofit keeps Saudi Arabia-based ship operator on-hire
Capital expenditure is always a key consideration during the system procurement process but when low cost components result in an increase in unbudgeted operational costs, then any savings quickly diminish. That was the experience of Saudi … [Read more...]
Environmentally acceptable lubricants vs. water for propeller shafts
Thordon Bearings is alerting its customers to the recent publication of a DNV GL study that concludes the recent surge in propeller shaft bearing failures is indeed related to the use of certain environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs). In … [Read more...]
Thordon Composite seawater lubricated cutter shaft bearing
The National Marine Dredging Company has replaced the rubber cutter shaft bearings on the 89m dredger Al Khatem, marking a step closer to the Abu Dhabi-based dredging company’s fleet-wide conversion to Thordon Bearings’ seawater lubricated Composite … [Read more...]
Thordon Thorplas-blue hydropower bearings
Thordon Bearings announced at the HydroVision International trade show in Portland, Oregon, that it now offering its self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue range of wicket gate and operating mechanism bearings with a 15-year wearlife guarantee. Thordon’s … [Read more...]
Thordon Bearings TG100 seal installation video
Thordon Bearings has updated its TG100 seal installation requirements to facilitate cost-effective installation at all shipyards with the release of new instructional videos. Shipyard staff can quickly and easily install the state-of-the-art seal … [Read more...]
Inflatable emergency seal saves 70-ft workboat
Activation of Thordon Bearings’ revolutionary inflatable emergency seal prevented a 70-ft (21m) long workboat from certain sinking in February, following multiple shaft failures that damaged the vessel’s primary shaft seal. The crew of the … [Read more...]
Thordon appoints Michael Haraldsson as Marine Business Development Manager
Canadian-based Thordon Bearings, the global leader in environmentally safe propeller shaft bearings and seal systems, has appointed Michael Haraldsson to the role of Marine Business Development Manager. A native of Sweden, Haraldsson has more than … [Read more...]
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