BOATYARD OPERATIONS

Easy-to-install filters

Unless fitted with filters, every time the bilge pump operates, tiny particles of oil, paint, microplastics and fibres are pumped overboard and boaters also risk consuming particles of sediment or even harmful bacteria from drinking water coming from onboard tanks.

Wave International has developed a range of easy-to-install, multimedia cartridge filters, which can remove all impurities down to below 10 microns and are suitable for all craft from canal boats, RIBs and workboats to ocean-going craft. The Wavestream bilge filter, which is manufactured to Lloyds Register Approved standards, removes all traces of dirt or pollution from the bilges. The Wavebrite performs the same task for grey water, ensuring that all harmful pollutants are removed before clean, wastewater is pumped overboard.

In the galley, Flostream will filter drinking water from onboard holding tanks, cleansing and improving the quality and taste of water. The combination of filters within Flostream ensures that all chlorine taste and bad odour is removed, as well as heavy metals and other impurities such as limescale. In addition, its built-in bacteriostatic control prevents any risk of microbacterial growth when the water filter is not in use.

The company’s Prostream filters are designed to protect water makers, with the Prostream replacing the watermaker’s standard sediment-only filter with a dual sediment and oily water filter. These filters enable boaters to run their watermakers in a marina or close to shore, something normally avoided for fear of contaminating the watermaker unit.

Now manufactured in a way that reduces Wave International’s own impact on the environment by using

Sediment removed by Wavestream HiFlo 10 filter from drinking water.

recycled plastic for the end caps of all its filters, Wave’s multi-media cartridge filters are designed to last for several years, depending on use, and can easily be replaced.

Used filters can be disposed of safely at marinas and boatyards.

Wave International info@waveinternational.co.uk www.waveinternational.co.uk

Painting service is enhanced at MB92

Dutch yard to expand

Following the confirmation of its acquisition by Zhongying International Holding Group,

Balk Shipyard of Urk, near Amsterdam, has announced a ‘strategic partnership’ that will help finance the Dutch yard’s expansion.

Zhongying International also owns Chinese boat builder, Jinlong Mega Yacht, whose projects include a 46 metre superyacht for movie star Jackie Chan.

Balk has been owned by the same family since it was founded in 1798 and is currently headed by CEO Daan Balk. It is renowned for the quality of its refits and rebuilds, and now has ambitious new plans, including a second, larger facility able to accommodate yachts up to 80 metres.

Balk Shipyard info@balkshipyard.com www.balkshipyard.com

Barcelona-based MB92 has recently enhanced its painting service by opening a new specialised Fittings Centre, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the painting, service and storage of superyacht fittings.

Located close to the MB92 boatyard in the Port of Barcelona, the installation covers a total area of over 1,600 sq m and contains: two paint cabins (270 sq m and 290 sq m) equipped with the latest technology to deliver maximum paint performance; a drying/ curing room; (dis)assembly line; paint mixing, spray gun cleaning and paint storage areas; and comprehensive fitting storage options and versatile office space.

The cabins have the capacity to control important variables such as humidity, air flow and temperature due to the latest in aero-thermic climate control and scrubber technology. Not only does this facilitate better results in painting and curing, but (alongside the residue treatment system), supports the company’s drive towards more sustainable solutions.

MB92 La Ciotat info-laciotat@mb92.com www.mb92.com