Thordon Bearings announced earlier this month that its RiverTough tailshaft bearing solutions have been installed more than 500 times in the workboat sector. Primarily a retrofit solution but increasingly specified… Read More
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Dan Wise, president and owner of St. Rose, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc., is a proud grandfather. Between his children, Danielle Hymel and Dane Wise, who both oversee the… Read More
Thordon Bearings has released results of a study that examined the hydrodynamic lubrication efficiency of a vessel’s propeller shaft bearing system. Simply put, the study found that the use… Read More
Thordon Bearings has signed a multi-vessel supply agreement for a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearings for several fleet boats under construction for Maritime Partners. Twelve twin-screw… Read More
The Amelia Ray, delivered by Rodriguez Shipbuilding to L&L Marine Transportation in June (WJ, July 20) has a full range of Thordon oil-free and grease-free bearings designed… Read More
Thordon Bearings announced May 21 that the final vessel in a series of five ship-assist tugs has been successfully converted to Thordon’s RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100 shaft… Read More
Harken Towing, a western Canada-based workboat company with operations along the Fraser River, is converting its vessels’ tailshaft bearings to RiverTough following the success of the Thordon bearing system… Read More
Alexis Marine, Belle Chasse, La., has awarded a supply contract to Thordon Bearings for the retrofitting of 6-inch diameter RiverTough bearings to the mv. Kristin Alexis, the 60-foot, twin-screw… Read More
