The refit also involved the redesign of other components such as the pallister bearing and thrust shaft. The stern tubes required reverse engineering, the manufacture of replacement tubes, together with the manufacture and fitting of shaft bearing bushes. The propeller and intermediate shafts were fully refurbished together with the associate white metal bearings.

Atlantic Engineering originates from the repair facility of the Blue Funnel Shipping Line and holds major classification society approvals for repair and refurbishment processes. The marine industry accounts for 60% of Atlantic's orderbook. Other industries served include: aerospace, power generation, oil, gas, and petrochemical.

Atlantic's metallurgical laboratory provides support in material selection and testing, heat treatment, development of weld procedures and NDT examination. In addition, a failure investigation and expert witness service is offered world wide. Projects range from major hull structural failures to single item failures such as propeller, rudder or crankshaft.

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