Shipping industry

Air pollution caused by the combustion of heavy oil is an environmental issue. To reduce pollution, engineering companies have developed solutions to filter exhaust gases from burning heavy fuel on board of cruise & cargo ships by means of scrubber systems. Simex was asked to treat the sludge on-board. So we were the first filter press manufacturer to adapt our filtration process to the special requirements on board. In the meantime Simex has equipped more than 150 ships with filter presses which reduce considerably sludge volume.