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Royston, a leading diesel power engineering specialist, has appointed Bow 2 Stern Technologies LLC as its new US-based distributor. The move comes as a result of the "growing worldwide interest" in its advanced Enginei marine fuel management and monitoring system, the company said in its latest press release.

The Enginei integrated fuel management system records fuel consumption data, and displays it on board via touchscreen monitors installed on the bridge and in the engine rooms. The technology also remotely sends the information from ship to shore where it can be accessed through a simple web dashboard with computer-generated graphs and Google mapping to show an operational profile of a vessel.

It is compatible with all marine engine types and can be interfaced with new-build engine installations or retrofitted to operating vessels, Royston says.

The move to establish formal distribution arrangements in the United States follows the installation of an Enginei system earlier this year on a vessel operating in the Seabulk Towing fleet.

Damian McCann, Royston's product manager for fuel management systems, said in a statement: "Access to reliable fuel consumption data is taking on even greater importance for a wide range of fleet management and vessel performance issues.

"The upgraded Enginei fuel management system has attracted considerable interest from shipping operators in the USA and Bow2Stern's extensive marine engineering experience makes them an ideal partner for us."

"The new representation arrangement will build on our successful system installation with Seabulk and help to expand our market presence in a hugely important coastal area."

Louisiana-based Bow 2 Stern Technologies LLC is to provide sales and technical service support for the Enginei system, which uses data collection software to expand the range of fuel, engine performance and voyage data used for crucial fuel analysis and optimization decisions. The company will service the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida, and up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, Missouri.

Bow 2 Stern Services Inc - one of the parent companies of Bow 2 Stern Technologies - operates a 14,000-square-foot workshop and facility in Houma, where its subsidiary is located.