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World’s first LPG-fuelled very large gas carrier completes sea trials

World’s first LPG-fuelled very large gas carrier completes sea trials

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 6, 2020 | News

The BW Gemini is the world’s first very large gas carrier (VLGC) to be fuelled by LPG and has concluded its sea trials. The use of LPG as fuel reduces emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx) by some 97 per cent. The BW Gemini is owned and operated by BW LPG and was built in...
Design acceptance to convert twelve gas carriers to run on LPG

Design acceptance to convert twelve gas carriers to run on LPG

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 19, 2020 | News

For the first time, very large gas carriers (VLGCs) will be converted to dual-fuel LPG engines now that the project has received flag acceptance. The twelve ships are owned by BW LPG. The project is being carried out by BW LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä...

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