Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV in Zwijndrecht successfully started with the production of an in-house developed Kooiman Stern Tube Aft Seal several years ago. Kooiman now has obtained Bureau Veritas Type ...
Since ship propulsion shifted from sails to propellers, preventing seawater from getting into the hull via the stern tube has been one of the most fundamental engineering challenges of designing and ...
It might be easy to blame EALs, but the ongoing causes of stern tube damage are varied, and possibly declining. The first, starting in 2013 was early life damage, either during sea trials or within ...