Marine supplier sails ahead with South Korean deal

A SHEFFIELD manufacturer has won a major order from a South Korean company to supply cryogenic valves for three new vessels.

Parker Bestobell Marine, which supplies valves widely used on LNG Carriers, Floating, Storage & Re-gasification Units (FSRUs) and LNG fuel gas systems, secured the order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

The company’s valves will be used in the cargo handling systems, including the main discharge line that controls the initial flow of Liquefied Natural Gas from the cargo tanks when pumping starts.  

The three vessels are part of the Yamal series of Arc7 ice-class LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers that will be operated in Arctic winter conditions.  

Parker Bestobell’s Marine’s market development manager Duncan Gaskin said: “The fact that our valves have been specified for such a large and prestigious project is testament to the quality of their manufacture.  This project called upon the innovation of our design and technical engineers to come up with a solution to ensure that the actuators would operate normally in such extreme environments.”