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LPG RETROFITS nerjee. “Our vessels are sailing at peak service levels and are ful? lling all com-

MAN B&W mercial obligations, and we are always 6G60ME-C9.2 looking to optimize our LPG fuel usage type engine was based on best operational outcomes for retro? tted to each voyage.

an MAN B&W “Moving forward, and with an eye on new environmental regulations, these 6G60ME-C9.5-

LPG-powered vessels will be able to

LGIP dual-fuel maintain maximum service speeds for type capable of the foreseeable future. We will continue operating on fuel to harness the bene? ts of using LPG as oil and LPG. a transition fuel, reducing our emissions and bene? ting from better economics.”

MORE ORDERS

BW LPG is not the only shipowner bene? ting from LPG propulsion technol- ogy. In January 2023, COSCO Shipping

Heavy Industry (Guangdong) announced that it will retro? t the main engines on

MAN Energy Solutions two LPG carriers operated by Tianjin

Southwest Maritime. In doing so, it is exercising the option in a contract signed with MAN PrimeServ in October 2022 to retro? t two other LPG carriers.

The individual MAN B&W 6G60ME-

C engines on Gas Libra and Gas Scor- pio will be retro? tted to dual-fuel MAN

B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engines when they enter drydock in January 2024.

MAN Energy Solutions reports that

ME-LGIP engines have now surpassed 120 orders, with 35 already in service.

Most of the current orders for LPG car- riers over 30,000cbm include ME-LGIP technology, enabling these vessels to use their own cargo as fuel. Rasmus- sen says LPG is quickly becoming the de facto standard in this segment. “Cur- rently, we estimate that there are over 150 VLGCs with single-fuel engine technology that could bene? t from con- version to LPG-running.”

BW LPG is now looking further into the future and exploring alternative fu- els such as ammonia, as it’s a good hy- drogen carrier and a zero-carbon fuel.

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