Kongsberg Maritime has launched K-Sail, a new service designed to support vessel operators in selecting and integrating wind-assist technologies to improve fuel efficiency.
The K-Sail integration process includes five focus areas: vessel and operational analysis, steering system optimisation, propulsion efficiency, power management, and voyage optimisation using AI and real-time data.
“Ship owners can choose their preferred type of wind assist technology. There are several available and they all have their own attributes,” said Henrik Alpo Sjöblom, Kongsberg Maritime Vice President Business Concepts and the driving force behind K-Sail.
“However, to date, these technologies, whether incorporated in a new build, or retrofitted, are essentially an add-on technology. We believe they can be used in a much more effective way.”
“K-Sail is a solution where we make different ship equipment play with each other, better. Putting a sail on a ship is of course not new. But the essence of using it successfully lies in the integration of these sails into the ship’s systems.”
The first reference project for K-Sail is currently underway with Terntank, with the first of five wind-assisted tankers ordered by the company expected to launch in 2025.
