Bulkers commonly fill their freight at two times the price they dump it, which implies deballasting takes place at two times the ballasting rate
Alfa Laval is currently supplying an UV-based PureBallast 3 ballast water monitoring system especially adjusted to the circulation demands of mass service providers. The bulker-fit setup uses cost savings in impact, installment and also operating and also capital investment.
While an expanding variety of shipowners are selecting UV ballast water therapy over electrochlorination, also for big ballast water moves, the relocation in the direction of UV has actually been much less visible amongst bulkers.
“Bulkers have a unique ballasting and deballasting profile, because they load and unload at significantly different rates,” claims Peter Sahl én, Head of Alfa Laval PureBallast
Bulkers commonly fill their freight at two times the price they dump it, which implies deballasting takes place at two times the ballasting rate. The PureBallast 3 bulker-fit setup addresses this problem by separately dimensioning the activator and also purification capabilities. Since the filter phase is just required throughout ballasting, it is dimensioned for the slower ballasting circulation. This not just decreases OPEX and also the currently tiny system impact, yet additionally gets rid of ballasting overcapacity and also a considerable quantity of financial investment price.
“The PureBallast 3 bulker-fit configuration matches UV strengths to bulkers’ actual flow needs,” claims Sahl én. “Bulker owners who have seen electrochlorination as the only fit for their operating profile now have cost-efficient access to the substantial advantages of UV treatment.”
CONCENTRATE ON VESSEL-SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS
The PureBallast 3 bulker-fit setup belongs to Alfa Laval’s larger approach in ballast water therapy, which is to offer trustworthy conformity with the least constraints– in installment along with procedure. Increasingly, that implies giving vessel-adapted options. Besides the bulker-fit setup, Alfa Laval lately presented a PureBallast 3 deckhouse service with booster pump system, which deals with both room and also stress concerns on vessels without a pump space.
“Ballast water treatment is not a one-size-fits-all application,” claims Sahl én. “PureBallast 3 is already the most adaptable ballast water treatment solution on the market, and we will continue to build our offering with specific answers for different vessel types.”
