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Norway-based Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it will be showcasing its new 'Fuel Saver' applications at the upcoming Posidonia 2010 exhibition, due to be held in Athens on 7-11 June 2010.

The company said it will unveil three new monitoring and efficiency applications for its K-Chief automation system for the first time during the event.

The 'Fuel Saver' applications have been developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime's commitment to the Green Ship concept, which through the provision of detailed data and advice based on multiple factors, can be used to enhance vessel performance and reduce emissions.

The K-Chief marine automation system is a distributed monitoring and control system that provides high-end functionality for power management, auxiliary machinery control, ballast/bunker monitoring and control, and cargo monitoring and control.

The new Fuel Saver applications can expand a K-Chief system on three levels:

The first application is 'Fuel Saver Monitoring' for improved information and understanding of total fuel consumption. It monitors functions such as torque, fuel index, ship speed and hull efficacy and provides information in a format that enables corrective actions.

The second application is 'Fuel Saver Advisory', which, in addition to the Fuel Saver Monitoring functionality, provides trim and draft optimisation.

The third application is the 'Fuel Saver Optimal Advisory', providing optimal speed, optimal heading and optimal RPM in addition to hull fouling, propeller fouling, voyage planning, bunker cost calculation and reports.

The new Fuel Saver applications are part of Kongsberg Maritime's Green Ship portfolio, which also includes the MetaPower® torque & power monitoring system, which aims to facilitate cost-effective operations by providing vital data to enable a vessel to maintain or increase speed while saving significant amounts of fuel, and reducing CO2 and NOx emissions.

To find out more about K-Chief, the new Fuel Saver applications and Kongsberg Maritime's Green Ship portfolio, please visit the company on stand 306/357 at Posidonia 2010.