Plug-and-play Ballast Treatment Deck Modules

Marine Systems Inc. (MSI) delivered a pair of modular ballast water treatment units, specially designed for tank barge and ship operations.

The Ballast Treatment System Deck Module – or “Ballast Module” – combines expertise from MSI, Glosten and Alfa Laval. Responding to requests from vessel operators, MSI turned to Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy, Glosten, to develop the design. Alfa Laval provided PureBallast 3.1 treatment systems, Filtrex high efficiency filters, and expertise from hundreds of installations. The resulting modules, built at the Foss Seattle Shipyard complete with lighting, ventilation and integrated controls, were shipped ready for plug-and-play.

Each Ballast Module, packing a treatment capacity of 1,000 m3/hr within a 20-foot shipping container footprint, is ABS and U.S. Coast Guard approved for hazardous area installations. The efficient module reduces the technical demands on busy shipyards during traditionally jam-packed shipyard periods. Rather than juggle the independent components and vendors required for a traditional ballast water treatment system installation, shipyards can instead focus on fabricating a few well defined interfaces and foundation system. Each purchased module comes preapproved by USCG and ABS, is fully tested prior to shipment, and includes integration support from MSI and Glosten engineers.