Thordon Bearings’ seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system, COMPAC, has won the Tanker Shipping & Trade Environment Award.
The award judging panel, which consisted of representatives from the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), Intertanko, International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Scorpio Tankers, selected the Thordon Bearing COMPAC system for its ability to reduce oil seepage into the marine environment and eliminate pollution.
According to Dr Karen Purnell, managing director of ITOPF, the judges’ selection of the COMPAC system was because it meets the challenges of assisting shipowners in meeting environmental standards cost-effectively and doesn’t create new environmental problems in the process. She also stated that it was the COMPAC system’s simplicity that clinched the award for Thordon Bearings.
What Did Thordon Bearings Say?
George Morrison, Thordon Bearings’ Regional Manager West Europe and Africa, stated: “To have won this year’s Tanker Shipping & Trade Award is the icing on the cake of a very good year for Thordon Bearings. As a result of new regulations and endeavours to strengthen Corporate Social Responsibilities, more and more shipowners are eschewing oil lubricated propeller shaft bearings in favour of seawater lubricated propeller shaft systems.
We now have over 2000 ships equipped with Thordon’s COMPAC with many more on order.”
