The M/V Alexa Golding recently joined Golding Barge’s inland waterways fleet in Vicksburg, Miss., as a new 2,800-hp retractable twin-screw towboat designed by Sterling Marine and constructed by Steiner Shipyard in Bayou
Thordon Bearings has announced two significant appointments to reinforce its commitment to meet growing demand for high performance, pollution-free seawater-lubricated bearings and seals in commercial shipping. Anthony Hamilton has been appointed VP
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Thordon Bearings Inc. has partnered with the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) to launch the Thordon Bearings Graduate Scholarship, an annual award that will support exceptional postgraduate students developing
High-performance shaft bearing and seal systems specialist Thordon Bearings, has added Frederiksværk, Denmark-headquartered Damzgard Mechanics to its network of authorized distributors. With a solid reputation as a supplier of mechanical engineering solutions
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
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
Thordon Bearings has been awarded a contract to supply seawater-lubricated bearings for installation on the first of two modified versions of Canada’s Harry DeWolf-class of Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). The
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
Rochester, N.Y., based Corrosion Products & Equipment (CPE) has been appointed as an authorized distributor and service provider for Thordon Bearings’ marine, clean energy and industrial seals and bearings portfolio. The agreement
Thordon Bearings Inc. says that demand for environmentally sustainable water-lubricated and grease-free bearings and seals has increased dramatically in the U.S. and Latin American inland waterways market as more and more operators
