Marking a milestone for specialist engineering company FP Engineering, last December saw the shipment of its first internationally approved, ASME-accredited, South African-built steel tanks to Gabon. The massive 9m long and 3.2m wide tanks, valued at more than R2.2 million, were shipped on board the Safmarine Longa from Durban to Port Gentil at the end of December. FP Engineering director, Mark Potter, told FTW that although the company had been shipping to sub- Saharan Africa for more than a decade, the ASME certification – which was achieved at the end of 2013 – provided the capability to not only build the specialist pressure vessels needed by the African oil and gas sector, but to do so at international standards and at a lower cost when compared to many other countries. SafmarineMPV has provided a dedicated West Africa multi-purpose service for more than a decade. CAPTION The pressure vessels are loaded onto the Safmarine Longa for shipment to Gabon.
