Like other vessels in the Interlake Steamship fleet, Mark W. Barker, the first new U.S flagged Great Lakes bulker in almost 40 years, is fitted with oil-free propeller shaft bearings from Thordon Bearings.
Thordon’s scope of supply for the vessel includes a water lubricated RiverTough bearing, nickel-chromium-boron (NCB) alloy liner for a propeller shaft diameter of 445 mm (17.5 inches), and two Thordon Water Quality Packages.
Thordon’s authorized distributor in Ohio, Advanced Sealing...