Filtersafe Is Providing 40 Micron Filters For BALPURE Ballast Water Systems In New BP Oil Tankers

Filtersafe is providing the filtration units for Severn Trent De Nora’s BALPURE ballast water systems which are being installed in new oil tankers built in South Korea.

The Filtersafe filtration unit is a core part of fourteen, IMO Type-Approved and AMS-Certified, Severn Trent De Nora BALPURE Ballast Water systems which are being installed in new BP tankers by South Korean shipbuilder, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.

Ten BALPURE BP 3,000 systems, each with a treatment capacity of 3,000m3/h, will be installed on 110,000-dwt Aframax tankers, and four BALPURE BP 4000 systems, each with a treatment capacity of 4,000m3/h, which will be installed on 160,000-dwt Suezmax tankers. The systems will be installed by 2015/2016.

In line with installation requirements, the filters are IECEx explosion proof and rated for Zone Zero. The filters are Lloyds Register(LR) certified, witnessed and stamped.

About Filtersafe
Filtersafe is a multinational company specializing in the supply and evolution of automatic self-cleaning filtration systems for Ballast water, Oil& Gas and other industrial applications.

The company is comprised of a talented and ever expanding team of experienced filtration specialist and engineers whose experience in water filtration traverses the globe in numerous markets and with accumulated filtration experience of more than 100 years. Our proven technologies are world renowned for their unparalleled performance and durability.

Filtersafe is a leading global supplier of filters for the BWT market and the company’s growth is a testament to the effectiveness of its filtration products, the superiority of its technologies and its emphasis on collaborative R&D. Filtersafe brings unrivalled value, effectiveness and durability to even the most demanding filtration solutions.

Filtersafe's customers include the leading global BWTS vendors; Severn Trent De Nora, Wartsila, Oceansaver, Evoqua, Optimarin, Mahle, Sunrui, Erma First, Ecochlor, BIO-UV Auramarine, and others.

Filtersafe automatic screen filters utilize unique, patented and leading edge technologies to ensure that the high performance criteria the market demands are met. Our filters harness our own market-proven Smartweave filter screens and nozzlex proximity suction nozzles. The sum of these technologies amounts to EverClear - our autonomous self-cleaning filtration cycle. EverClear produces unparalleled removal rates of organic matter and TSS - an imperative in combating marine bio-invasions. For more information, visit www.filtersafe.net.