Stein Foss, the former CEO and co-founder of ballast water treatment supplier OceanSaver, has set up a new company to resolve the issues surrounding ballast water treatment systems that use filtration technology.
Moss Hydro, the company Foss has set up with three partners, engineers filters designed specifically for use in ballast water treatment systems.
'Our filters are unique,' comments Foss. 'There is nothing else on the market that offers the same quality of materials, precision manufacturing standards, self-cleaning capability and extremely short delivery times in one all-round package. This gives us a huge competitive advantage.'
The Moss Hydro filter solution is crafted from super-duplex stainless steel, they are corrosion free and 50-70% lighter than conventional filters.
Foss says that the emerging ballast water system market faces challenges of supply - there are very few filter manufacturers - and technology, with some existing filters prone to blockages from ocean sediment and other organics. And if the filter blocks, the system stops - and so does the ship.
The Moss Hydro filter solution is crafted from super-duplex stainless steel, they are corrosion free and 50-70% lighter than conventional filters.
Moss Hydro will begin taking initial orders for its single and multi-screen filters (prototypes have been tested up to a capacity of 3200m3/h) in September, with production commencing in Q4 2012.