A NEW ballast water treatment technique has been submitted to the US Coast Guard for Type Approval, claiming to be the only applicant to date that treats ballast water during the voyage.
Envirocleanse LLC, a division of Charter Brokerage LLC, a Berkshire Hathaway company, said its Tank Ballast Water Treatment System causes no disruption to cargo operations.
'Ballasting and deballasting activities are completed as normal - including gravity discharge of isolated top-side tanks. Another featured benefit of the inTank BWTS is that no filter is required,' said the company press release.
The inTank BWTS uses a unique dispersion system developed by marine consultancy Glosten Inc and patented by the US Geological Survey for mixing the active substance (sodium hypochlorite) in the ballast tanks.
The system can use either electrically generated hypochlorite or bulk chemical as the means to provide disinfectant. 'Having these options allows the user flexibility to choose the system which best fits their vessel profile,' Envirocleanse said.
This flexibility allows a vessel with longer voyages, 72 hours or more, to exchange time for smaller equipment size. The bulk doser can maintain the option to complete short duration voyages when needed.
Said Envirocleanse vice president Matt Hughes: 'InTank has a compact and flexible profile that does not impact cargo operations, ballast loading or discharge operations.'
Envirocleanse LLC, a division of Charter Brokerage LLC, a Berkshire Hathaway company, said its Tank Ballast Water Treatment System causes no disruption to cargo operations.
'Ballasting and deballasting activities are completed as normal - including gravity discharge of isolated top-side tanks. Another featured benefit of the inTank BWTS is that no filter is required,' said the company press release.
The inTank BWTS uses a unique dispersion system developed by marine consultancy Glosten Inc and patented by the US Geological Survey for mixing the active substance (sodium hypochlorite) in the ballast tanks.
The system can use either electrically generated hypochlorite or bulk chemical as the means to provide disinfectant. 'Having these options allows the user flexibility to choose the system which best fits their vessel profile,' Envirocleanse said.
This flexibility allows a vessel with longer voyages, 72 hours or more, to exchange time for smaller equipment size. The bulk doser can maintain the option to complete short duration voyages when needed.
Said Envirocleanse vice president Matt Hughes: 'InTank has a compact and flexible profile that does not impact cargo operations, ballast loading or discharge operations.'