PG Flow Solutions has been contracted by Sistranda, Norway-headquartered Frøy ASA to install three newly-developed PG-Tornado fish pumps aboard the shipowner’s de-lousing vessel.
The PG-Tornado pumps “will ensure optimal fish welfare and gentle transfer of fish,” PG Flow Solutions said in a press release announcing the contract. The pump developer will also supply its hydraulic PG-HydroFlow drive unit and a control system aboard the vessel to operate the new equipment.
“PG-Tornado elevates fish welfare to a different level. The pump has no moving parts that can injure the fish, and a lifting height that by a good margin is suitable for de-lousing vessels, wellboats and processing plants. The fact that Frøy chooses this pump in combination with the world’s largest de-lousing system is the best technology confirmation we could get,” PG Flow Solutions CEO Steve Paulsen said.
The PG-Tornado pump systems are to be placed on-deck, as is the PG-HydroFlow, according to PG Flow Solutions. The units will be hooked up to the de-lousing system, supplied by SkaMik.
Although the value of the contract was not disclosed, Paulsen underlined its importance to equipment innovator.
“The aquaculture industry places stronger demands on fish welfare, including gentle transfer of fish. Because it is good for the fish and makes sense financially for the shipowner and fish farmer. This is exactly what PG-Tornado contributes towards,” Paulsen said.
PG Flow Solutions said it will test the pump systems at its fabrication and test site at Sande in Vestfold, Norway, before delivering them to Frøy, which will outfit its high-capacity de-lousing vessel with them. The vessel in question, which is undergoing modifications, previously measured as a 70-meter-long supply vessel (MPSV).
Paulsen recalled PG Flow Solutions supplying equipment to the vessel, now dubbed the Frøy Challenger, before the current contract.
“In fact, in 2005 we delivered various engine room pumps and plate heat exchangers to the vessel," Paulsen said. "Now we will deliver fish pump technologies to the vessel. Both the vessel and PG Flow Solutions are good examples of a successful green transition."
In addition to providing proprietary solutions, systems, and products for companies within the aquaculture and maritime industries, PG Flow Solutions also services the energy and land-based processes sectors, it said. The firm has its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Sande, Vestfold, Norway.
Photo courtesy of PG Flow Solutions
