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Thordon celebrates 20-years of cruising with COMPAC
Monday, March 5, 2018
THORDON CELEBRATES 20-YEARS OF CRUISING WITH COMPAC Thordon Bearings will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its first ever water-lubricated shaft installations on cruiseships during the Seatrade Cruise Global event, which takes place this week in Ft.... Read More
ACO Marine to supply river cruise vessels with Maripur wastewater treatment
Thursday, March 1, 2018
ACO MARINE RETROFITS RIVER CRUISE HOLDING TANKS FOR COST-EFFECTIVE WATER TREATMENT ACO Marine has been awarded contracts to supply its advanced wastewater treatment technology as retrofit solutions to river cruise vessels operating on European waterways.... Read More
Log-In Polaris adds strength to COMPAC in box ship sector
Monday, February 26, 2018
LOG-IN POLARIS GIVES STRENGTH TO COMPAC POSITION IN CONTAINERSHIP SEGMENT The containership segment’s commitment to ocean sustainability has been underscored with another order for Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC water lubricated propeller shaft... Read More
Turkish newbuilds opt for Ecospeed hull protection
Thursday, February 15, 2018
TURKISH NEWBUILDS OPT FOR ECOSPEED HULL PROTECTION Two newbuild projects at Turkish shipyards have been protected using specialist coatings from Belgian coatings company Subsea Industries. Its Ecospeed hull coating and Ecoshield rudder protection coating... Read More
Increase in pipework repairs correlate to increase in scrubber installations
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
INCREASE IN PIPEWORK REPAIRS CORRELATE TO INCREASE IN SCRUBBER INSTALLATIONS Hydrex has recorded an increase in repairs to the pipe work and overboard outlets of those ships that have exhaust gas scrubbers installed. Diver/technicians from the underwater... Read More
aqua-tools to participate in new ISO standard for ballast water sampling
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
AQUA-TOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW ISO STANDARD FOR BALLAST WATER SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS Paris-based aqua-tools is to participate in the formulation of an international standard for ballast water sampling and analysis. The company, which specialises in... Read More
Cyber tests successfully demonstrate Naval Dome defence solution
Monday, February 5, 2018
CYBER SECURITY TESTS ON ZIM GENOVA CONTAINERSHIP DEMONSTRATE NAVAL DOME SOLUTION Naval Dome has successfully completed the pilot testing of its multi-layered cyber security system for Lloyd’s Register aboard XT Shipping’s Zim Genova. The... Read More
Underwater seal repairs avoid drydock and off-hire costs
Thursday, February 1, 2018
UNDERWATER SEAL REPAIRS AVOID DRYDOCK AND OFF-HIRE COSTS Following a spate of stern tube seal failures, Antwerp-based Hydrex has reiterated its capability in carrying out repairs to stern tube seals during a ship’s routine port visit, saving the... Read More
EALs under the spotlight as more sterntube bearings fail
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
BIODEGRADABLE EALS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AS MORE STERNTUBE BEARINGS FAIL Thordon Bearings has welcomed an industry initiative to evaluate the effect of biodegradable lubricants on sterntube bearings following a reported marked increase in sealed oil... Read More
A vote for COMPAC is a vote for sustainable shipping
Monday, January 22, 2018
A VOTE FOR COMPAC IS A VOTE FOR SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING Thordon Bearings’ water lubricated propeller shaft bearing system, COMPAC, has been nominated for the 2018 Green4Sea Technical Award. In response to the nomination, Craig Carter, Thordon... Read More