One of the world’s oldest tugboats, the 117-year-old, steam-driven Daniel Adamson, is set to return to service offering short cruises along the River Weaver, a tributary of the fabled Mersey River in England, after the completion of a project to … [Read more...] about Bearings help keep world’s oldest steam driven tug operational
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Thordon Bearings announces new authorized distributor
Thordon Bearings has announced the appointment of Millstream Engineering as an authorized distributor for the Southern Ontario and Western Canada regions. With a presence in Orillia and Burlington, both in Ontario, the company will provide … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings announces new authorized distributor
Water-lubricated composite bearing replaces rubber cutterhead bearings
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has replaced the rubber cutterhead bearings on the 102m (335ft) dredger Mahmoud Younis with a water-lubricated Composite bearing from Thordon Bearings. The retrofit, which took place at the Port Said Shipyard’s … [Read more...] about Water-lubricated composite bearing replaces rubber cutterhead bearings
Thordon Bearings secures contract from Mexican fishing vessel operator
A series of well-attended webinar conferences broadcast during the first Covid lockdown has resulted in Thordon Bearings securing a contract from a Mexican fishing vessel operator. Thordon’s SXL rudder bearings were installed on the 1174gt … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings secures contract from Mexican fishing vessel operator
Thordon Bearings to expand industrial bearings portfolio
Venables Machine Works Ltd., a large manufacturing and machining firm based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, has been appointed as an authorized distributor and service provider for Thordon Bearings’ industrial bearings portfolio. The formal … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings to expand industrial bearings portfolio
Thordon Bearings in Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships application
Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding has cited Thordon Bearings as one of a number of partners playing a pivotal role in ensuring the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) are capable of environmentally sustainable … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings in Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships application
Tailshaft bearing retrofit for tugboat application
The final vessel in a series of five ship-assist tugs has been successfully converted to Thordon’s RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100 shaft seals and has returned to work on the Mississippi River. These five tugs are considered to be the … [Read more...] about Tailshaft bearing retrofit for tugboat application
New bearings help in tugboat application
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...] about New bearings help in tugboat application
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...] about Thordon bearings approves new authorized distributer
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...] about Thordon Bearings’ emergency shaft seal prevents workboat from sinking
