Marine Vapor Processing

Volatile organic compound (VOC) abatement regulations have driven the development of a vapor processing plant suitable for the bunkering barges it serves. A system was required that could be mounted on board existing bunker barges, could be operated by existing tankerman crews and had no need for additional pumps and blowers, which would require additional power generation capacity. In 2002, Glosten worked with Foss Maritime, Long Beach developing and deploying on board carbon adsorption processing systems which allow the existing fleet to practice VOC abatement at any of the active tank terminals in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Since 2002, Glosten has developed systems for vapor lightering, where barge mounted equipment processes vapor off-loaded from tankships.