THORDON BEARINGS HELP ENSURE RELIABLE PERFORMANCE OF NEW AHTS VESSELS Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels are the toughest tugs in the sea. These hardy ships perform the challenging job of towing oil platforms to location and anchoring them into position. Often working dozens of miles offshore, the consequences of a propeller shaft or stern … Leer más
NEW THORPLAS® THERMOPLASTIC BEARING COMPLEMENTS THORDON’S POLYMER GRADES Thordon Bearings Inc., a world leader in grease and oil-free bearing solutions has announced the introduction of ThorPlas® a new proprietary engineered (nonelastomer) thermoplastic bearing. ThorPlas® has been formulated to complement the existing range of Thordon elastomer bearing grades and significantly expands the range of applications where … Leer más
COSCO CONFIRMS THORDON SEAWATER LUBRICATION FOR EIGHT NEWBUILD GENERAL CARGO SHIPS COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO), COSCO Shipping Lines, has confirmed that the eight newbuild multipurpose cargo vessels entrusted to COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) Co. Ltd. will each feature a COMPAC seawater lubricated shaftline arrangement from Thordon … Leer más
PRINCESS CRUISES CONTINUES TO INSTALL WATER LUBRICATED PROPELLER SHAFT BEARINGS Princess Cruises has specified Thordon water lubricated COMPAC propeller shaft bearing systems for two new GRAND Class cruise ships (Hull No.’s 6131 and 6132) being built at Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA for 2007 and 2008 delivery. There is an option for a third bearing … Leer más
NEW PROPELLER SHAFT COATING COMPLEMENTS WATER LUBRICATED BEARINGS Thordon Bearings Inc., a world leader in grease and oil-free bearing solutions has announced the introduction of Thor-Coat, a new proprietary shaft coating specially formulated to address the recognized risk of traditional coating failures on water lubricated propeller shafts. (Para visualizar toda la información descarga el PDF) … Leer más