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Preview of global ballast water treatment markets
Volume 11 No 1 January 2012 Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology
Type of ship
Filtration
and UV light
Filtration and
chemical
Deoxygenation and
cavitation
Electrolysis and
electro-chlorination
Bulker Cape Sized
$0.14 – 0.15
$0.36 – 0.38
$0.27 – 0.28
$0.14 – 0.16
Bulker Panamax
$0.25 – 0.29
$0.51 – 0.55
$0.36 – 0.39
$0.27 – 0.30
Container 2500 TEU
$0.34 – 0.39
$0.61 – 0.67
$0.44 – 0.47
$0.32 – 0.37
Container 8000 TEU
$0.15 – 0.17
$0.38 – 0.41
$0.29 – 0.31
$0.14 – 0.16
General Cargo Breakbulk
$0.67 – 0.75
$1.00 – 1.12
$0.70 – 0.77
$0.65 – 0.74
General Cargo RO-RO $0.45 – 0.51
$0.74 – 0.83
$0.53 – 0.59
$0.44 – 0.51
Tanker TAPS Trade
$0.10 – 0.11
$0.31 – 0.33
$0.24 – 0.25
$0.11 – 0.12
Tanker VLCC
$0.07 – 0.08
$0.28 – 0.29
$0.22 – 0.23
$0.08 – 0.09
Not enough data found on Filtration, Deoxygenation & Cavitation Systems to include
Table 8: Life cycle cost/MT of BW treated (Based on an expected 25-year life cycle)
Table 9: Ballast water treatment technology installation checklist
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How/where will systems be installed (ie, drydock, in water, during a voyage)?
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How long will installation take?
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What are the dimensions (in par ticular the footprint) of the required equipment?
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Are there any restrictions on where the required equipment should be placed?
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Are there any restrictions on the location of different par ts of the equipment and their location relative to other par ts of
the installation?
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Are any alterations to existing ship equipment required beyond installation of the treatment system, ie, to plumbing or
electrical systems?
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Is the system scalable to allow for different flow rates and different vessel configurations?
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What lead times should be expected for receipt of the system?
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What kinds of man-hours, material, and equipment are estimated for installation?
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Are there any physical or environmental conditions that might limit or reduce the effectiveness of the treatment
(eg, turbidity/sediments, temperature, vessel service)?
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If chemicals are used, what is the anticipated amount of chemicals required per 1000m3 of ballast treated.What, if any,
storage requirements and cargo-segregation of the active ingredient is needed to allow for safe operation of the vessel?
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What types of spares would be required to be maintained onboard for 180 days of continuous operation of the vessel?
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Are there any shoreside storage requirements, ie, for chemicals or filter replacements, at each load por t?
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Who provides spare par ts and shore-based equipment repairs, and how extensive is their local service network?
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Who provides on-site service suppor t and telephone suppor t for maintenance and onboard repairs of the units?
How extensive is their technical service network?
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Are there special crew or vessel safety requirements when operating the equipment or handling associated materials?
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Are there special environmental safety requirements relating to the equipment or supporting materials? (ie, active
ingredient getting wet, humidity, etc)?
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Do storage, use and handling of active ingredients require special training?
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What method/s will be used to monitor performance and repor t about compliance?
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Does any similar equipment onboard have common spares and operating procedures?
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What salinity water is expected during the service life of the vessel?
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Does the equipment contain proprietary equipment or closed-source system architecture or does the system use an
open source platform?
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What is the expected service life of the vessel?
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What are the operational requirements restricting ballast exchange or retention of all ballast onboard?
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What penalties may be expected due to non-compliance with the regulations?
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How much training is required for crew members to successfully operate, maintain and conduct routine repairs to the
system?
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