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The globe’s very first melted oil gas-powered Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) has effective total sea tests and also awaits its go back to solution.

The ‘BW Gemini’, integrated in 2015, is possessed and also run by BW LPG, a firm signed up at Oslo stock market. The vessel was retrofitted this year with Wärtsilä’s ground-breaking LPG Fuel Supply innovation. This is the very first of 12 BW LPG ships to be retrofitted for operating LPG gas with the Wärtsilä system.

The use LPG as gas decreases discharges of sulphur oxides (SOx) by some 97 percent, and also is considered as being a vital action in the direction of the decarbonization of delivery.

“LPG is powering this vessel while protecting the environment, and we look forward to demonstrating its benefits to the industry as shipping prepares for a future with zero-carbon propulsion. BW LPG thanks Wärtsilä for its collaboration on this industry-leading innovation, and for sharing our vision of achieving sustainability through cleaner energy,” claims Pontus Berg, Executive Vice President, Technical and also Operation.

The Wärtsilä extent in the task consisted of the system design, the ship layout for the conversion task, 2 930 m3 gas containers with the pumps and also gas system, the pump skids, and also the freight taking care of system.

“World firsts are always exciting and we congratulate BW LPG on their commitment to pursuing the adoption of LPG as a long-term viable and sustainable marine fuel. The project highlights once again Wärtsilä’s leading position in bringing innovative fuel gas solutions, along with the customer benefits they offer, to the market,” claims Kjell Ove Ulstein, Director of Sales and also Marketing at Wärtsilä.