Philly Shipyard is taking one of its suppliers to court over issues with equipment fabricated for an ill-fated project to build a boxship for Matson.

The Oslo-listed shipbuilder seeks to recoup $1.2m from Thordon Bearings over the 2017 installation of bronze liners onto a propeller shaft for what would become the 3,600-teu Kaimana Hila (built 2019).

The lawsuit, filed in the US federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on 14 July, accused Thordon of breaching its contract after the Canadian firm failed to adequately supervise subcontractor Precision...