Extended Health Check Programme Supports Vessel Fuel Efficiency and Emission Reductions, Says Royston

Royston has introduced an extended Health Check programme for medium and high speed engines.

Royston Wednesday announced the introduction of a new engine diagnostic, health check, and consultancy service that it says supports vessel fuel savings and emissions reductions.

"Continued engine reliability, better fuel economy and lower vessel emissions all rely on regular maintenance checks. However, with vessels often typically carrying very few onboard engineers, there is limited time available for engine health checks to be carried out and this is where the experience of our specialist engineering teams can provide useful support for fleet owners and operators," explained Neil Graham, Technical Director at Royston.

The company says the latest development provides an expansion to its traditional marine engine service and repair business, and comes on the heels of a "significant" investment in new technology, equipment, personnel recruitment and training, and improved software capability for the enhanced analysis of engine and condition monitoring data.

Royston explains that, in addition to supporting onboard engine maintenance routines and class surveys, the extended programme will provide clients with service engineers for emergency engineering responses, fault-finding, and problem diagnoses.

"Whether as a class requirement or as part of a planned maintenance schedule, regular specialist engine diagnostics can help to prevent costly breakdowns and significantly add to the useful performance life of a vessel," said Graham.

The company's engineering teams are said to use bespoke test equipment, hand-held computers, and proprietary software to analyse medium and high speed engines across all vessel types.

In May, Ship & Bunker reported that Royston, in conjunction with marine engineering specialists from Newcastle University, had developed a new version of its Enginei marine engine monitoring system that automatically identifies a vessel's operational mode to provide more accurate fuel consumption data compared to manual inputs.