Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 01/2023
Workboat operators home in on grease-free bearings
Canada-based Thordon Bearings has revealed a sharp increase in demand for its environmentally sustainable water-lubricated and grease-free bearings and seals across the workboat sector. The increase in orders has been particularly marked in the US and Latin American inland waterway markets where operators are complying with environmental regulations as they replace ageing assets in the workboat sector. Speaking at last year’s International Workboat Show in New Orleans, Jason Perry, the company’s regional manager, North America, said: “With much of the inland waterways fleet in the Americas comprised of relatively old vessels, environmental upgrades make good sense....