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BW LPG announces divestment of Berge Summit
BW LPG Limited (BW LPG) has concluded the sale and delivery of Berge Summit to its new owner for continued trading. Berge Summit was built in 1990 with a carrying capacity of 78,489 cbm and has been used as a LPG floating storage for a gas-to-power …
Jul 15, 2020 / Vessels
Milestone for first LPG conversion with Isle of Man design acceptance
BW LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions, and DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, celebrated the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. With the successful …
Jun 19, 2020 / Curious
BW LPG declares option for additional LPG dual-fuel engines, bringing total investment to twelve
BW LPG announced today that it has exercised another option for the delivery and retrofitting of a further four dual-fuel LPG propulsion engines. With this, BW LPG has committed to retrofit 12 of its Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) with pioneering …
Feb 28, 2020 / Curious
World’s First LPG-Retrofit Order Exercises Option for Four Additional Engines
BW LPG expresses confidence after successful ME-LGIP TATMAN Energy Solutions has announced that Oslo-listed BW LPG, the first shipowner to place retrofit orders for the MAN B&W ME-LGIP LPG-powered engine, has now exercised an option in the …
Feb 21, 2020 / Curious
BW LPG declares option for additional four LPG dual-fuel engines, bringing our investment to eight
BW LPG announced today that it has exercised an option for the delivery of four additional LPG dual-fuel engines. With this, BW LPG has committed to retrofit eight vessels with pioneering propulsion technology.This announcement follows a press …
Feb 10, 2020 / Curious
BW LPG enters agreement to sell two large gas carriers
BW LPG Limited (BW LPG) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to sell the remaining two Large Gas Carriers (LGCs) in the fleet. Caption: LPG tanker BW Nantes - Image courtesy of Ian Greenwood BW Nantes and BW Nice, both built in 2003 and …
Nov 5, 2019 / Vessels
BW LPG announces establishment of product services division
BW LPG Limited (BW LPG) today announces that it has established a Product Services division to support its core shipping business.The Product Services division is part of BW LPG’s ambition to propose a low-risk and fully-integrated product delivery …
Feb 26, 2019 / Curious
Recycling of the BW Helios in India in compliance with Hong Kong Convention
CEO of BW LPG, Martin Ackermann confirms that their LPG carrier the 1992-built BW Helios arrived at a certified, Hong Kong Convention applicable, recycling facility in India on 21st January 2019.“At BW LPG, we are firm supporters of the Hong Kong …
Jan 30, 2019 / Vessels