The GEA Westfalia Separator Group received the Class Approval from DNV GL for its ballast water management system BallastMaster ultraV[ds_preview] 250. With this system, the chemical-free system solution for ballast water treatment fulfils all current D-2 standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). »The certificate awarded after extensive tests documents that BallastMaster ultraV 250 has been designed and produced according to the highest standards of the branch and guarantees the greatest possible operational safety«, GEA says. It is stated that the system can be used »without restrictions all over the world and ensures unproblematic passing of every harbor control«.
With a performance of up to 250m3/h and its modular design BallastMaster ultraV 250 is suitable especially for retrofitting existing ships. It can be mounted as a complete »plug-and-play« unit as well as a modular tailor-made unit for newbuildings or for subsequent installation – at sea as well.
The system has been designed as a two-stage system. It combines a mechanical preliminary filtration system with subsequent disinfection of the ballast water by UV-C and ultrasonic cleaning, »with the best UVT rate in the industry of around 45%«, GEA says. According to the company, the unit ensures a qualitatively consistent disinfection corresponding to IMO guidelines, even in very bad water quality and a very high concentration of organisms and sediment particles. In the process, the mechanical-physical system gets along without the use and generation of environmentally harmful chemicals.
