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Alfa Laval, a Sweden-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer, has received a Type Approval Design Certificate from classification society DNV for PureBallast 3 Ex deckhouse solutions. The company stated that “this is a major achievement, representing the first design approval for the installation of ballast water treatment systems on the weather deck.” Image: Deckhouse from side; Courtesy of Alfa Laval As informed, Alfa Laval’s approved design includes the deckhouse encl...

U.S. Coast Guard type approval for previous-generation Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 systems On 30 December 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for Alfa Laval PureBallast 2. Most owners of Alfa Laval’s second-generation ballast water treatment systems can now opt to continue operating in United States waters, even when their Alternate Management System (AMS) approval expires. Firm commitment to PureBallast customers The PureBallast 2 system generation, launched a decade ago,...

Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 systems win USCG approval The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 ballast water treatment system. The system underwent some technical modifications in order to become compliant with the USCG’s testing regime. With the modifications in place, a PureBallast 2 system with a Boll & Kirsch filter completed the tests in April 2020, and the solution has now received USCG type approval.   Peter Sahlén, Head of Alfa Laval PureBall...

Share this article Press Release – On 30 December 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for Alfa Laval PureBallast 2. Most owners of Alfa Laval’s second-generation ballast water treatment systems can now opt to continue operating in United States waters, even when their Alternate Management System (AMS) approval expires.   Firm commitment to PureBallast customers The PureBallast 2 system generation, launched a decade ago, was developed long before the USCG presented it...