Viking Jupiter Delivered with Thordon Water Lubricated Propulsion Arrangement
Viking Jupiter Delivered with Thordon Water Lubricated Propulsion Arrangement
2 PagesViking Jupiter Delivered with Thordon Water Lubricated Propulsion Arrangement Viking Jupiter, the 47,800gt cruise ship built at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy for Viking Cruises, has been delivered with a Thordon Bearings’ seawater- lubricated propeller shaft system. It is the sixth Viking cruise ship to be fitted out with the COMPAC bearing arrangement. Two 930 passenger-capacity sisterships, Viking Tellus and Viking Venus, currently undergoing construction at Fincantieri and slated for delivery in 2021, have also been specified with the pollution-free Thordon system. Further newbuilds of the same class have also been ordered for delivery between 2022 and 2027, though supply contracts have yet to be finalised. Richard Goodwin, Vice President, Engineering, Viking River Cruises, sa
