Sea-Faring Bearings

November 10, 2011 (Thordon in the News)

(Canadian Plant, September/October 2011) Thordon Bearings Sea-Faring Bearings - Cleaning Up the Marine Industry article from Canadian Plant magazine.

 


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Globally proven, made in Canada

October 31, 2011 (Blog Posts)

With the recent National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy announcement of the awarding of large ship packages worth $33 Billion(yes – with a B) to Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding on the East coast and Seaspan Marine Corp. on the West coast, this is great news for the Canadian shipbuilding and marine industry.

 


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Green Award Benefits the Environment and the Ship Owner

August 15, 2011 (Blog Posts)

Many ports around the world are offering incentives to shipping companies that are using technology that reduces the environmental impact on the port waters.


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Development of a Mandatory Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters

August 04, 2011 (Blog Posts)

The Arctic ocean is becoming ice-free much earlier in the summer allowing ships a quicker route from Asia to Europe and eastern USA


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13 years of pollution free performance on Grand Princess

July 28, 2011 (Thordon in the News)

(MER, June 2011) On May 26, 1998, then the largest cruise ship in the world, 109,000 GT Grand Princess, made her inaugural voyage with a 12 night cruise from Barcelona to Istanbul.


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Using non polluting products to produce clean energy

July 25, 2011 (Blog Posts)

Recently, there has been much press regarding alternative forms of clean power generation.


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Pollution free propeller shaft bearings operating in seawater rather than oil shortlisted for Ocean Environmental Protection Award

May 30, 2011 (Press Releases)

Canadian manufacturer, Thordon Bearings' seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings have been shortlisted for the Ocean Environmental Protection Award at the 2011 Sustainable Shipping Awards to be held in London, England, July 7, 2011.


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MV Algorail: Lignum Vitae conversion to Thordon

May 25, 2011 (Blog Posts)

The MV Algorail is a single screw, 194m (638 ft.) self unloading cargo vessel operating on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.  The 43 year old Laker was recently docked at Seaway Marine and Industrial (SMI) in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.


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Seawater lubricated shaft bearings - 13 years and still in service on the Grand Princess

April 26, 2011 (Press Releases)

Grand Princess latest propeller shaft bearing wear data: 13 years of pollution free performance and no shaft withdrawals.


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Shipping and Environmental Issues in 2011– What more can be done?

April 11, 2011 (Blog Posts)

The Company of Master Mariners of Canada are holding an international conference on  Shipping and Environmental Issues in 2011 on June 6-8, 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA.


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