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McKeil Marine Thordonizes self-discharging bulker

Burlington, Ontario-based McKeil Marine has replaced oil- and grease- lubricated bearings onboard its bulk carrier Northern Venture with Thordon Bearings COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings.

Established in 1956, McKeil Marine provides marine transportation along the St. Lawrence Seaway, the East Coast, and Canadian Arctic with a diversified fleet of tugs, barges, workboats and vessels, including bulkers, cement carriers, and tankers.

The shipowner acquired the 155...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/mckeil-marine-thordonizes-self-discharging-bulker/

Mexican Navy opts for Thordon solution to cut waterjet cavitation damage

The Mexican Navy has awarded Thordon Bearings a second major contract for the supply of its water-lubricated SXL wear rings for retrofit installation to the waterjet propulsion nozzles on 25 interceptor patrol vessels. The contract follows the success of extensive trials in which the SXL material replaced the use of other anti-corrosive coatings in waterjet impeller housings, resulting in increased resistance to cavitation induced corrosion.

Thordon’s authorized distributor in Mexico, Rotary...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/mexican-navy-opts-for-thordon-solution-to-cut-waterjet-cavitation-damage/

Thordon Bearings and Wärtsilä team up to launch Blue Ocean Alliance

Thordon Bearings and Wärtsilä have joined forces to launch the Blue Ocean Alliance, aiming to revolutionize ship design and environmental protection by developing a sterntube-less ship concept.

“The Blue Ocean Alliance brings together a formidable partnership to develop and further promote the concept. The fact that several ship owners have already shown interest in this solution is extremely encouraging,” stated Anna Galoni, CEO of Thordon Bearings.

This innovative design eliminates the need for...

https://container-news.com/thordon-bearings-and-wartsila-team-up-to-launch-blue-ocean-alliance/

Thordon Bearings Provides Strong Support for Wind Power-In-A-Box

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Thordon Bearings Delivers Robust Support to Wind Power-In-A-Box Technology, states a Thordon Bearings news source.

Grease-free, self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue bearing

Thordon Bearings is supplying its grease-free, self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue bearing material to a novel containerized wind propulsion system designed to reduce fuel consumption and fossil fuel emissions across all commercial ship types.

The rigid sail system – developed by entrepreneurs Miles Keeney-Ritchie...

https://mfame.guru/thordon-bearings-provides-strong-support-for-wind-power-in-a-box/

Thordon Bearings supports containerised Aloft sail system

Thordon Bearings, a designer and manufacturer of journal bearing and seal systems for the marine, renewable energy production, pump, and other industrial sectors, is providing its grease-free, self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue bearing material to an innovative containerised wind propulsion system that is intended to decrease fuel usage and fossil fuel pollution across all commercial ship types.

According to the statement, the rigid sail system, developed by entrepreneurs Miles Keeney-Ritchie and...

https://container-news.com/thordon-bearings-supports-containerised-aloft-sail-system/

Emissions Below Waterline Becomes a Bone Of Contention At The World Ocean Council

  • The global maritime industry is making significant progress in the fight to reduce ship greenhouse gasses.
  • But it should not lose sight of what’s going on below the waterline.
  • The issue was raised in the World Ocean Council (WOC).

Speaking in Barcelona on the first day of the WOC’s Sustainable Ocean Summit, Thordon’s Vice-President of Business Development said: “There are today a number of initiatives looking at reducing emissions above the waterline, but not so many looking at preventing...

https://mfame.guru/emissions-below-waterline-becomes-a-bone-of-contention-at-the-world-ocean-council/

Installation Of Thordon’s SXL Bearings On History-Making Daleela

A recent news article published in the Thordon’s Bearings states that Thordon’s SXL Bearings Installed on History-Making Daleela.

Integrated services provider Nefertiti Marine

Thordon Bearings’ Egyptian distributor and integrated services provider Nefertiti Marine has successfully commissioned the water-lubricated Thordon SXL propeller shaft bearings installed aboard the 24,112gt ferry Daleela.

The 1991-built, 400-passenger capacity RoPax, owned by El-Etehad International and chartered to Scandro...

https://mfame.guru/installation-of-thordons-sxl-bearings-on-history-making-daleela/

Modern laker Mark W. Barker features Thordon RiverTough bearings

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/modern-laker-mark-w-barker-features-thordon-rivertough-bearings/

ABS-Approved Sterntube-Less Ship Concept To Save Shipowners Thousands While Keeping Oceans Clean

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Thordon Bearings has today welcomed the announcement by classification society ABS to award Approval in Principle to the “sterntube-less ship” concept developed in cooperation with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and Thordon Bearings Inc.

The revolutionary design replaces a vessel’s sterntube with an irregular shaped chamber that allows a shorter, water-lubricated propeller shaft to be inspected and maintained...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/abs-approved-sterntube-less-ship-concept-to-save-shipowners-thousands-while-keeping-oceans-clean/

New Zealand’s first fully electric ship is a zero polluter with Thordon bearings

New Zealand’s first fully electric ship is a zero polluter with Thordon bearings

Ika Rere fitted with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement. Credit Stellar Studio.

THORDON HELPS ENSURE NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC SHIP IS ALSO A ZERO POLLUTER DOWN UNDER

The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by New Zealand’s...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/07/new-zealands-first-fully-electric-ship-is-a-zero-polluter-with-thordon-bearings/

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