Thordon Bearings has supplied its COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system to the final vessel in a trio of new bulk carriers destined for service in the Canadian Great Lakes.

This latest delivery marks the completion of Thordon installations across all three 35,000-dwt, self-discharging bulkers built for operation in North America’s inland waterways.

The state-of-the-art vessels, each measuring 225 meters in length and designed to Seawaymax dimensions, are the latest in a line of Canadian-owned ships to integrate Thordon’s full COMPAC package. It includes elastomeric polymer water-lubricated bearings, the ThorShield propeller shaft corrosion protection system, the Thordon Water Quality Package, and the Thordon Bearing Condition Monitoring system (BCMv2). Built as part of the fleet renewal program, these vessels aim to reduce carbon intensity by 40% compared to their predecessors.