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...] about Thordon Composite seawater lubricated cutter shaft bearing
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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...] about Thordon Thorplas-blue hydropower bearings
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...] about Thordon Bearings TG100 seal installation video
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...] about Inflatable emergency seal saves 70-ft workboat
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...] about Thordon appoints Michael Haraldsson as Marine Business Development Manager
Water-lubricated SXL turbine guide bearings
The water-lubricated SXL turbine guide bearings Thordon installed as part of the re-powering of Norway’s Raanaasfoss 1 hydro plant have experienced almost zero wear after 23,887 hours of continuous operation on the first installed unit. During … [Read more...] about Water-lubricated SXL turbine guide bearings
Oil lubricated shaft seals and environmental regulations
Media reports indicating the potential volume of lubricating oil polluting the world’s seas and oceans due to shaft seal damage or failure should send a clear message to Administrations that this frequently overlooked source of pollution needs to be … [Read more...] about Oil lubricated shaft seals and environmental regulations
Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system
Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system has won the coveted 2019 Seatrade Award for Clean Shipping, in recognition of the technology’s capacity to completely eradicate operational oil pollution from ships’ stern … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system
Thordon Bearings receives Canadian Coast Guard contract
Thordon Bearings has received a Canadian Coast Guard contract to supply six SeaThigor shaft seals for retrofit installation to three purpose-built icebreakers. The 5,910grt CCGS Pierre Radisson, named after the 17th-century French fur trader and … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings receives Canadian Coast Guard contract
Cruise sector congratulates Compac on a rite of passage
Thordon Bearings will mark the 21st anniversary of the first cruise ship installations of its COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings with a series of celebratory events at leading maritime industry trade shows throughout the year. The … [Read more...] about Cruise sector congratulates Compac on a rite of passage
