Using a range of hydraulic submersible ballast and de-ballast pumps, ALE is capable of performing very high capacity barge ballasting operations – in fact we frequently supply ballast and de-ballast systems capable of in excess of 60,000 Cu.m/h.
The system is fully computer monitored and can be used in conjunction with our innovative skidding equipment to perform sophisticated load-out operations. Control of the ALE barge ballasting system can be offered at two levels: locally, via the panel on each hydraulic power pack, or remotely, using in-house designed software. We hold a variety of common barge configurations on database so as to minimise set-up time on new operations.