World’s largest wind assisted cruise ship will have Thordon propeller shaft bearings

Capt. John

Thordon Bearings has secured an order to supply its COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings for installation on the two large wind assisted cruise ships that Frances Chantiers de l’Atlantique is building for hospitality giant Accor S.A., which will operate them under its iconic Orient Express branding.

Chantiers de l’Atlantique set to build world’s largest sailing vessels

Orient Express Corinthian (which, when we first reported on the story, was to be named Orient Express Silenseas)...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/worlds-largest-wind-assisted-cruise-ship-will-have-thordon-propeller-shaft-bearings/

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