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World’s First LPG Powered Vessel, Major Breakthrough

  • The world’s first LPG-fuelled vessel successfully set sail in October 2020.
  • Wärtsilä’s customised and reliable Fuel Supply System, the vessel represents a major breakthrough in the search for new ways to reduce marine emissions.
  • BW LPG, the world’s largest owner and operator of very large liquified petroleum gas (LPG) carriers.

A Wärtsilä news report says that retrofit highlights use of LPG as a marine fuel.

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BW LPG, the world’s largest owner and operator of very large liquified petroleum...

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BW Orion Becomes Third VLGC To Be Retrofitted With Pioneering LPG Propulsion Technology

BW Orion VLGC Retrofit

BW LPG congratulates Captain Rabacca Jr. and crews onboard BW Orion, on the successful completion of sea and gas trials. BW Orion joins BW Gemini and BW Leo, to be the third VLGC to be retrofitted with pioneering LPG propulsion technology.

Image Credits: BW LPG

To commemorate this important milestone, the crew explained the environmental, operational and economic benefits of LPG propulsion in the video below.

Reference: BW LPG

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World’s First LPG-Fueled VLGC Completes ‘Historic’ Voyage

  • BW Gemini, the world’s first VLGC to be retrofitted with LPG dual-fuel propulsion, completed loading at Enterprise Terminal in Houston.
  • The VLGC had completed its “historic” crossing of the Pacific Ocean on LPG propulsion.

BW LPG Limited, in their press release, announced that BW Gemini, the world’s first VLGC to be retrofitted with pioneering LPG dual-fuel propulsion technology, had successfully completed her historic crossing of the Pacific Ocean on LPG propulsion.

The vessel also completed...

https://mfame.guru/worlds-first-lpg-fueled-vlgc-completes-historic-voyage/

World’s Largest LPG Shipping Company Orders LFSS To Be Retrofitted To 3 VLGC Vessels

BW Leo

The technology group Wärtsilä’s industry-leading R&D investments in enabling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to become a viable marine fuel has resulted in a further order for the company’s LPG Fuel Supply System (LFSS). Oslo-listed BW LPG, the world’s largest LPG shipping company, has ordered the system to be retrofitted to three very large gas carrier (VLGC) vessels. BW LPG had previously ordered four Wärtsilä LFSS’ in 2018, and an additional eight systems in February 2020. This latest order...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-lpg-shipping-company-orders-lfss-to-be-retrofitted-to-3-vlgc-vessels/

Total Of 15 BW LPG Vessels Set For Dual-Fuel Conversions With MAN ES

BW Gemini - World’s First Successful LPG-Retrofit

Oslo-listed BW LPG – the world’s leading owner and operator of LPG vessels – has announced that it will retrofit a further three MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.2 type engines to MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.5-LGIP dual-fuel types, capable of operating on fuel oil and LPG. This is another option of a 4+4+4+3 contract with MAN PrimeServ – MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division.

MAN Energy Solutions announced the first four retrofit orders in September 2018 in advance of the official launch of the ME-LGIP engine at...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/total-of-15-bw-lpg-vessels-set-for-dual-fuel-conversions-with-man-es/

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