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Sheffield’s Bestobell Valves in US first

Sheffield-based Bestobell Valves has supplied parts for the first US vessel to run on an environmentally friendly fuel source - liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Bestobell Valves, part of the President Engineering Group (PEGL), supplied globe and check valves to Finnish firm Wärtsilä Gas Power Systems which produced its LNGPac fuel system for the ship known as Harvey Energy.

Bestobell has supplied cryogenic valves for five Harvey Gulf vessels, as part of Harvey Gulf International Marine’s ‘going green’ initiative.

Mark Henley, managing director of President Engineering Group, said: “It is very exciting to supply the first US flag vessel that will run primarily on LNG.

“Ship builders and owners are increasingly opting for fuel efficient LNG and this kind of vessel is a blueprint for the future of marine engineering.”

Bestobell’s LNG cryogenic valves are specifically designed for marine applications which includes the very important requirement for the valves to have firesafe properties, whereby all components must be able to withstand a minimum temperature of 925oC (as per the interim IGF code).

Bestobell Valves has also recently supplied cryogenic valves to Wartsila GPS for two more Offshore Support Vessels – one for Siem Offshore, which is being built at HellesØy Verft, Norway and the other project for RemØy Shipping, to be constructed at Kleven Maritime also in Norway.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Lane .