Tag: Alfa Laval

The Grimaldi Group has placed orders for seven hybrid Alfa Laval PureSOx systems with U-design scrubbers. The orders are an important milestone for Alfa Laval, as the second of these systems is also the 100th U-design scrubber to be sold by the company.

The delegates to the MEPC70 meeting in London have finally agreed to implement a global fuel sulphur cap as of January 2020. While the cap will create a 0.5% fuel sulphur limit worldwide, it does not necessitate a switch to low-sulphur fuel. Alfa Laval has announced that PureSOx scrubber platform meets fuel sulphur limits without switching from residual fuels.

After successful completion of land-based tests with marine, brackish and fresh water, a test report package for PureBallast has been finalized by the independent lab DNV GL. Consequently, Alfa Laval has filed its type approval application with the US Coast Guard for the PureBallast 3 family.

Alfa Laval PureSOx is proving its capabilities on the Great Lakes. The system will soon be installed on a cement carrier that will operate in the region as part of the NovaAlgoma fleet.

Alfa Laval has announced that FCM One Gas is now applied in high-pressure fuel gas supply systems for LNG. The Alfa Laval FCM One Gas is the latest addition to the FCM One family, the company’s new generation of high-performance booster systems.

Flow optimization of the separator feed increases protection from cat fines while decreasing energy use. The new Alfa Laval FlowSync, a solution offered by Alfa Laval aims to steer multiple separator feeds simultaneously.

Alfa Laval has launched the new DuroShell plate-and-shell heat exchanger featursing an innovative construction that increases resistance to thermal and pressure fatigue.

Reederei H.-P. WEGENER, a business with experience in German coastal shipping, has found proven success with Alfa Laval PureSOx as the solution for meeting sulphur emission limits. In 1000 days of continuous scrubber operation on two of the container vessels it charters out to customers, the company has seen major fuel cost savings.

Alfa Laval launched the original Alfa Laval PureSOx far in advance of Emission Control Area (ECA) legislation. In the same way, the company is prepared to guide customers to 0.5% fuel sulphur compliance long before such a limit is implemented.

Alfa Laval announced that it remains on track to submit a USCG type approval application for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 in the coming weeks. The company has successfully completed all required land-based tests using the current system design.