We understand that for most sea going barges, a permanent retrofit of a treatment system is often not possible. Having a mobile containerised system that can be used as and when required, depending on the project type, is therefore an ideal solution for barge owners. 

Why? Firstly, the mobile system may be shared between a fleet of barges, saving time and money. The system also enables a fully responsive, agile approach to ballast water treatment. For example, in a domestic project where there is no international voyage, the containerised system can be removed and sent to another barge that is operating on an international project and where treatment of foreign ballast water is required.

A ballast water treatment system capable of treating high capacity flow rates is an expensive and, in many cases, complex task on board barges.

The treatment of high capacity flow rates during operational ballasting introduces significant risk to the operation and, in fact, is generally unnecessary. With most operational ballasting conducted within the same location, it is, in fact, only the sea going ballast that requires treatment.