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Service and support throughout installation, start-up and beyond

Ballast water treatment involves more than installing a system and switching it on. ​ To keep you compliant, ongoing effort is needed.

The regulations demand:

  • Discharge performance
  • System inspections, function checks and calibrations 
  • Crew training to ensure it

Immediate service needs​:

Call our 24/7 service hotline: +46 4636 7700

Contact our experts at marine.service@alfalaval.com 

 

Training brings peace of mind in ballast water treatment and more

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) operates in some of the world’s harshest and most remote environments. When installing Alfa Laval systems on its new research vessel, the organization sent crew members for in-depth training at Alfa Laval training centres.

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PureBallast training

PureBallast 3 is designed for ease of use so crews can quickly learn how to operate and maintain the system. However, ballast water treatment is still a relatively new application and a training course can ensure the crew runs the system with low operational cost and in a way that maximizes the lifetime of the system. Investing in PureBallast trainings means the crew attains competence about the application area and about how to best operate your PureBallast system. Our trainings are available on board your vessel, at our training facilities around the world and digitally.

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Retrofitting

Retrofitting can be simple

Overwhelmed by the thought of retrofitting a ballast water treatment system? You’re not alone. But the right planning and guidance can minimize the challenges and costs. With experience from over a decade of PureBallast 3 retrofits, Alfa Laval has the insights, skills and routines to keep your retrofit project on course.

Tailored retrofit solutions

On most vessels there is no existing space or consideration for ballast water treatment. The compactness and flexibility of PureBallast 3 Compact Flex will simplify a retrofit, but Alfa Laval’s hands-on knowledge and proven working procedures are even more important.

Cooperation and flexibility

Retrofits involve partnerships, often at a global level. We can work with your engineering department and chosen yard, or we can secure competencies from our own network for engineering support, 3D laser scanning, class approval and more.

Compliance Service Package

As the deadlines for choosing a ballast water treatment system draw closer, more ship owners are realizing the long-term implications of this one-time investment. Beyond the choice of technology, supplier service capabilities are coming into focus.

Before ballast water regulations entered into force, the discussion on the market centred largely on the differences between treatment methods. Today, however, a growing share of it focuses on the differences between suppliers. Given that ballast water treatment systems should comply throughout the vessel lifetime, ship owners are concerned about supplier stability and technical support down the road, especially when it comes to accessing parts.

PureBallast Compliance Service Package

This annual package includes everything you need to verify your system is functioning according to type approval.

    • Full system check and test
    • Calibration - Ensure all sensors and transmitters are communicating correct values to the control system.
    • System optimization
    • Crew guidancece

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PureBallast 3 is designed for ease of use, which means crews can quickly learn how to operate and maintain the ballast water treatment system. However, ballast water treatment is still a relatively new application.

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Take a virtual tour 

The virtual tour onboard a Pureballast 3 Deckhouse lets you familiarize yourself with a PureBallast 3 Ex deckhouse system retrofitted onboard a tanker vessel. Take the tour on your computer or with a VR headset.

Take the vitual tour

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PureBallast Connect comprises a growing range of data-driven services. The real-time and historical data provided can be used not only for troubleshooting and maintenance planning, but also for benchmarking and optimizing the performance of PureBallast systems.

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Digital services, enabled by connectivity, are the way forward for marine equipment. PureBallast Connect is a digital service package that helps you get even more value from your PureBallast systems, by providing smart ways to reduce your OPEX. Find out how PureBallast Connect can help maximize system uptime, reduce workload and enable fleet-wide optimization.

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Retrofitting PureBallast 3

Alfa Laval is well prepared for the technical and logistical challenges of retrofitting a vessel for ballast water treatment.

Tailored retrofit solutions

On most vessels there is no existing space or consideration for ballast water treatment. The compactness and flexibility of PureBallast 3 Compact Flex will simplify a retrofit, but Alfa Laval’s hands-on knowledge and proven working procedures are even more important.

Alfa Laval has worked with retrofit installations for a decade. Our capabilities, accumulated knowledge and flexible project management make us the most qualified supplier for your retrofit needs. We customize each project to meet your requirements, even offering budgeting assistance and financing options.

Cooperation and flexibility

Retrofits involve partnerships, often at a global level. We can work with your engineering department and chosen yard, or we can secure competencies from our own network for engineering support, 3D laser scanning, class approval and more.

Likewise, we can meet your existing docking schedule or arrange for installation during your voyage. As a global organization with strong logistics, we can even move with your project if your trading routes change prior to docking. Our presence and capabilities worldwide ensure a smooth and successful project, even when major changes occur.

PureBallast Compliance Service Package

Economy built on certainty

The components of the PureBallast Compliance Service Package work together to bring you peace of mind. For one minimal fee, you get everything you need to be certain of compliance – plus an extension of your system’s warranty period. Depending on when your system was commissioned, we’ll extend its warranty period by one year for each year that you use the PureBallast Compliance Service Package.

One package with all that you need

The PureBallast Compliance Service Package includes all the service components described to the right. Together, they ensure healthy operations and peace of mind – with a predictable preventive maintenance cost.

  • For compliance 
  • For economy 
  • For peace of mind

The package includes the following:

  • Planning
  • Travel time
  • Calibration
  • Condition Audit
  • Performance Audit
  • Crew training
  • Filter inspection
  • Water sampling (bacteria)
  • Alarm log analysis

Make sense of commissioning sampling

Water sampling in connection with commissioning testing is a new requirement for ballast water treatment systems. But the rules and their implementation are important to understand. Our white paper explains what you need to know – including the latest from MEPC 75.

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Finance your retrofit

Retrofitting ballast water treatment systems is a major undertaking – with a significant cost. But we can keep financing from becoming an extra burden. Through well-established partners, Alfa Laval can arrange leasing or credit guarantees for PureBallast 3. You can count on flexible financing at a competitive price, with full cost transparency and minimal bureaucracy. Download our brochure or contact us to learn more.

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PureBallast services

PureBallast 3 is a wise choice of compliance technology, backed by reliable service choices to secure its lasting performance.

Your compliance partner

Alfa Laval is not only the most experienced supplier of ballast water treatment systems, but also a true marine supplier with a global service network and a century-long track record. All that expertise is part of a PureBallast system – and the comprehensive services that support it.

Our Alfa Laval 360° Service Portfolio contains a wide range of PureBallast services, including:

  • Installation Supervision
    Ensure proper installation according to best practices and classification society specifications.
  • Calibration
    Ensure all sensors and transmitters are communicating correct values to the control system.
  • Performance Audit
    Ensure your system is true to its type approval through system updates and careful evaluation of all functions.
  • Recommissioning
    Restore performance and avoid potential damage at start-up after a long period of system inactivity.

These services and others can be used on their own, or combined in a tailor-made Alfa Laval Performance Agreement.

Alfa Laval 360° Service Portfolio

Our Alfa Laval 360° Service Portfolio contains services to support and optimize your equipment throughout its lifetime. In addition to the PureBallast Compliance Service Package and PureBallast 3 training, if offers services such as installation supervision, commissioning and recommissioning for systems being started up after a long period of inactivity.

 

Our global service network

Alfa Laval is not only the most experienced supplier of ballast water treatment systems, but also a true marine supplier with a global service network and a century-long track record. Our service team is available 24/7 and wherever you sail – in key marine harbours, by phone, online or on board.

Peace of mind and more

Alfa Laval service experts help you get the most from your equipment. Dedicated to keeping you competitive, they work to maximize your uptime, minimize your costs and secure the best return on your equipment investment. Besides securing parts and performing maintenance, our service engineers can instruct your crews, troubleshoot complex issues or evaluate your equipment and make expert recommendations. By taking advantage of their skills and support, you can rely on PureBallast for cost-effective compliance throughout your vessel’s lifetime.

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