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

11 July 2024

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/

MSC Seashore delivered with Thordon COMPAC as more cruise lines opt for water lubricated shafts

11 August 2021

MSC Seashore delivered with Thordon COMPAC as more cruise lines opt for water lubricated shafts

Thordon’s COMPAC bearings have been fitted to MSC Seashore

The largest cruise ship to be built in Italy has been delivered with a COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft system from Canada’s Thordon Bearings.

The 170,400gt MSC Seashore, delivered from Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard late last month, joins the smaller 154,000gtSeaside-classvessels MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview, both of which were...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/11/msc-seashore-delivered-with-thordon-compac-as-more-cruise-lines-opt-for-water-lubricated-shafts/

Viking Takes Delivery of Sixth Ship With Thordon Water-Lubricated System

3 March 2019

Viking Cruise has taken delivery of its sixth cruise ship ‘Viking Jupiter’ equipped with Thordon Bearings and COMPAC bearing arrangement.
COMPAC system has proven itself both commercially and operationally, emphasizing on environment friendliness.
Two 930 passenger-capacity sisterships, ‘Viking Tellus’ and ‘Viking Venus’ are currently undergoing construction at Fincantieri and slated for delivery in 2021.
The Thordon system is lubricated by seawater and does not require an aft seal, reducing...

http://mfame.guru/viking-takes-delivery-of-sixth-ship-with-thordon-water-lubricated-system/