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In a significant milestone for the company, Thordon Bearings has seen its RiverTough tailshaft bearing solution surpass 500 installations in the workboat sector. Primarily a retrofit solution but also increasingly specified for newbuilds, RiverTough is designed for coastal and inland waterways, where conditions are typically muddy and abrasive. The solution, applied in combination with hard-coated nickel-chrome-boron (NiCrB) Thordon shaft sleeves, has been verified as outlasting rubber bearings by a factor of two or more in the harshest operating environments.

Thordon Bearings, the world leader in environmentally safe, high-performance shaft bearing and seal systems, has welcomed Denmark’s damZgard Mechanics to its network of authorized distributors. With a solid reputation as a leading supplier of mechanical engineering solutions to Denmark’s maritime industries, damZgard Mechanics will be responsible for facilitating existing and new maritime customer requirements and developing new business opportunities in other markets outside of marine.

Thordon Bearings has reported significant interest in the sterntubeless ship concept from shipowners and yards around the world, following the official launch of the T-BOSS design in September 2024. Speaking in a recent episode of the ABS-produced podcast Setting the Course, Thordon Bearings’ VP Business Development Craig Carter, and Dr. Chris Leontopoulos, ABS’ VP Technology EMEA, tell host Brad Cox that “interest is high”.

In a first for its Latin American operations, Thordon Bearings has supplied a water-lubricated SXL turbine guide bearing and segmented shaft seal to state-owned power company Empresa Provincial De Energía de Córdoba (EPEC) in Argentina.

As part of its strategy to penetrate new and emergent markets, Thordon Bearings has appointed Axioma servisas as its sales, service and distribution lead for Lithuania. Lithuania has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the EU over the past five years. The country continues to actively develop its maritime, manufacturing and renewable energy sectors, as part of government policy to strengthen the country’s industrial competitiveness.

Thordon Bearings has delivered COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings to replace oil- and grease- lubricated bearings onboard McKeil Marine’s bulk carrier Northern Venture as part of a major refurbishment project.