Commercial marine

Michell Bearings has over 100 years’ of experience in designing bearings for marine applications, together with a long history of supplying bearings for the commercial and cruise industries.

Our range of marine bearings include thrust blocks, line shaft bearings, marine gearbox internals and bearings for marine propulsion motors/generators. Marine bearing applications cover all types of vessels including cruise ships, mega yachts, research ships, ice breakers, container ships and specialised vessels.

Our marine bearings are installed on major cruise lines and yachts operating worldwide for leading operators including Carnival, Disney, Cunard, Holland America, Royal Caribbean and Costa Cruise Lines.

We offer a range of gearbox internals, propulsion motor and generator bearings, line shaft bearings and thrust blocks. Our bearings are used to support a range of applications including propeller shaft lines, propulsion motors, marine generators and gearboxes.

Our global network and 24 hour manufacturing capability ensures we can react quickly and efficiently to the requirements of our customers.

Benefits

• • High reliability
  • High load capacity
  • Long service life
  • Self-contained designs with no reliance on external oil systems

Contact our team if you would like to discuss a marine application.

Find out more about the bearings we supply to the marine sector.