Marine & Offshore

One of our repeat clients, a supplier of parts to the marine market, approached us with an enquiry for three pumps for their customer. These were needed for the pumping of bilge water onboard a vessel. Water collected in the bilge of a ship is typically harsh in nature due to the presence of oily sludges, waste and debris that may be contaminating it. Therefore, unlike the clean water pumps they had onboard, a typical centrifugal pump is not suitable as it is likely to clog and leak.

A UK ferry operator required a verticle inline screw pump with Lloyds approval, due to undergoing a marine gas oil conversion. The customer needed the pump in 3-4 weeks in order to meet the vessels dry docking program. Castle Pumps supplied a vertical inline screw pump in just over 3 weeks, complete with marine certification. In result of our quick response and supplying the pump within the time needed, we were also asked to supply a DN80 strainer and flowmeter suitable for MGO.

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from a new customer who needed to upgrade their ballast water system, in order to meet the 'Ballast Water Management Convention 2017' regulation. We supplied Azcue cast bronze pumps to ensure that all wetted parts that come into contact with the seawater are non-ferrous and therefore would not corrode. Ballast water pumps transfer seawater to and from the ballast tanks in order to add weight to the ship for stability, so reliability is key.

Castle Pumps received an enquiry from a regular maritime logistics customer who has over 90 vessels - a lot of which have Azcue pumps installed onboard already. One of their tug supply vessels needed to replace some existing seawater cooling pumps for the onboard air conditioning system. We supplied some vertical inline pumps suitable for use with seawater and which matched their existing dimensions and performance requirements.

Castle Pumps are committed to providing the best possible support and service to customers, so when an emergency pump is required, we strive to provide one in a preferable time frame. An enquiry for an emergency replacement pump was received after hours on a Friday, needed for installation Monday morning whilst the vessel docked. By working out of hours and supplying from our 'from stock' range, we were able to deliver on time.

Here at Castle Pumps we understand that timing is important within the marine and offshore market. Quite often we receive enquiries that need to be dealt with quickly in order for the purchase and delivery to follow suit and minimise lead time. This subsea oil and gas company needed five sea water cooling pumps on a quick lead time. For this customer, we provided five long coupled centrifugal pumps in less than five weeks.